姑 (gu1 | gu1) : aunt; sister-in-law

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姑

gu1

gu1

[1] father's sister; aunt [2] husband's sister; sister-in-law [3] [archaic] husband's mother; mother-in-law
[4] (country) girl; a general term for unmarried women [5] nun; priestess
[6] tentatively; for the time being; meanwhile

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 女 (#38)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

姑

This word has been viewed 16576 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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阿姑 aa3 gu1 = aunt (paternal) 粵

姑姐 gu1 ze2*1 = aunt (father's younger sister) 粵

姑媽 gu1 maa1 gu1 ma1 = aunt (father's older sister) 粵

姑娘 gu1 noeng4 gu1 niang5 = girl; maiden

鐵姑娘 tit3 gu1 noeng4 tie3 gu1 niang2 = iron lady

姑且 gu1 ce2 = temporarily

姑姑 gu1*4/1 gu1 gu1 gu5 = paternal aunt

大姑 daai6 gu1 da4 gu1 = husband's older sister; sister-in-law

姑奶奶 gu1 naai5*4 naai5*2 gu1 nai3 nai5 = (informal) father's father's sister; great aunt

姑婆 gu1 po4 = grandaunt; vulgar for menstruation 粵

姑表 gu1 biu2 gu1 biao3 = cousinship

師姑 si1 gu1 = a nun 粵

新姑爺 san1 gu1 je4 = term for the bridegroom from the point of view of the family

姑奶 gu1 naai5*1 = a young married daughter

姑太 gu1 taai3*2 = a married paternal aunt

姑丈 gu1 zoeng6*2 = uncle-in-law; paternal aunt's husband

三姑六婆 saam1 gu1 luk6 po4 san1 gu1 liu4 po2 = a group of gossipy women, a "sewing circle"; people who love to sow discord

小姑 siu2 gu1 xiao3 gu1 = husband's younger sister; sister-in-law

尼姑 nei4 gu1 ni2 gu1 = nun

姑母 gu1 mou5 gu1 mu3 = father's sister; paternal aunt

仙姑 sin1 gu1 xian1 gu1 = female immortal; sorceress

大姑子 daai6 gu1 zi2 da4 gu1 zi5 = husband's elder sister; sister-in-law

大姑姊 daai6 gu1 zi2*1 da4 gu1 zi3 = term of address for an old woman

大笑姑婆 daai6 siu3 gu1 po4 = a happy and cheerful older woman who is always laughing

姑爺仔 gu1 je4 zai2 = a pimp

叫姑娘 giu3 gu1 noeng4 = to visit prostitutes

姑勿論 gu1 mat6 leon6 = putting aside tentatively 粵

北姑 bak1 gu1 = a mainland woman working in HK as a hostess 粵

北姑雞 bak1 gu1 gai1 = a mainland woman working in HK as a prostitute 粵

北姑竇 bak1 gu1 dau6 = place where mainland prostitutes look for customers in HK 粵

老姑婆 lou5 gu1 po4 = old spinster 粵

姨媽姑姐 ji4 maa1 gu1 ze2*1 = mother's and father's sisters collectively 粵

密實姑娘假正經 mat6 sat6 gu1 noeng4 gaa2 zing3 ging1 mi4 shi2 gu1 niang5 jia3 zheng4 jing1 = sanctimonious

姑息 gu1 sik1 gi1 xi1 = appease, appeasement; indulge; tolerate

姑仔 gu1 zai2 = sister-in-law 粵

師姑庵 si1 gu1 am1 = nunnery; girls school 粵

姑父 gu1 fu6 gu1 fu4 = uncle-in-law; the husband of one's father's sister

姑夫 gu1 fu1 gu1 fu5 = husband of paternal aunt

道姑 dou6 gu1 dao4 gu1 = 1. a taoist nun 2. [Can.] a female drug addict

慈姑 ci4 gu1 ci2 gu5 = arrowhead (Sagittaria subulata, a water plant)

姑爺 gu1 je4 gu1 ye5 = paternal grandaunt's husband

灰姑娘 fui1 gu1 noeng4 = Cinderella

問師姑攞梳 man6 si1 gu1 lo2 so1 = hopeless 粵

姑息養奸 gu1 sik1 joeng5 gaan1 gu1 xi1 yang3 jian1 = toleration nurtures evildoers

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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