故 (gu3 | gu4) : former; reason; therefore; pass away; friend

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故

gu3

gu4

[1] [adj] former; old; past; ancient
[2] [n] reason; cause; excuse; pretext
[3] [conj] therefore; hence; so; consequently
[4] [v] pass away; depart this life; die
[5] [n] old friend; acquaintance; friendship
[6] [n] incident; happening; event; accident
[7] [adv] intentionally; deliberately; on purpose

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 1

Radical: 攴 (#66)

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

故

This word has been viewed 9509 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th Apr 2015 02:55

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故事 gu3 si6 gu4 shi4 = story, narrative, tale

鬼故事 gwai2 gu3 si6 gui3 gu4 shi4 = a ghost story

鬼故 gwai2 gu3*2 = a ghost story 粵

故意 gu3 ji3 gu4 yi4 = purposely; on purpose; deliberately

事故 si6 gu3 shi4 gu4 = accident

緣故 jyun4 gu3 yuan2 gu4 = reason

故鄉 gu3 hoeng1 gu4 xiang1 = one's native land; hometown, native place

故障 gu3 zoeng3 gu4 zhang4 = glitch, breakdown, snag, fault, error

故此 gu3 ci2 gu4 ci3 = for this reason, on this account

是必有故 si6 bit1 jau5 gu3 = there must be a reason 國

講故事 gong2 gu3 si6 = to tell a story or a tale, taletelling

事故照射 si6 gu3 ziu3 se6 shi4 gu4 zhao4 she4 = accidental exposure

故障排除 gu3 zoeng3 paai4 ceoi4 gu4 zhang4 pai2 chu2 = fault resolution; trouble clearing

離開故鄉 lei4 hoi1 gu3 hoeng1 li2 kai1 gu4 xiang4 = to leave one's homeland

不知何故 bat1 zi1 ho4 gu3 bu4 zhi1 he2 gu4 = [adv] somehow 國

故里 gu3 lei5 gu4 li3 = hometown; native place

故居 gu3 geoi1 gu4 ju1 = former residence

故宮 gu3 gung1 gu4 gong1 = The Imperial Palace

因...之故 jan1 zi1 gu3 yin1 zhi1 gu4 = inasmuch

故事書 gu3 si6 syu1 = story book

明知故問 ming4 zi1 gu3 man6 ming2 zhi1 gu4 wen4 = to ask about something one already knows

已故 ji5 gu3 yi3 gu4 = the late; deceased

故弄玄虛 gu3 lung6 jyun4 heoi1 gu4 nung4 xuan2 xu1 = make things more complicated and mysterious than they are

醫療事故 ji1 liu4 si6 gu3 yi1 liao2 shi4 gu4 = unskillful and faulty medical or surgical treatment; malpractice (common formation)

歷史故事 lik6 si2 gu3 si6 li4 shi3 gu4 shi4 = historical tale (common formation)

寓言故事 jyu6 jin4 gu3 si6 yu4 yan2 gu4 shi4 = fable story

民間故事 man4 gaan1 gu3 si6 min2 jian1 gu4 shi5 = [n] folk story; folktale (common formation)

童話故事 tung4 waa6 gu3 si6 tong2 hua4 gu4 shi4 = fairy tale (common formation)

故事內容 gu3 si6 noi6 jung4 = story-line (common formation)

故事圖片 gu3 si6 tou4 pin3 = storyboard (common formation)

明知故犯 ming4 zi1 gu3 faan6 = commit a crime or mistake on purpose

故人 gu3 jan4 gu4 ren2 = old friend

無故 mou4 gu3 wu2 gu4 = without cause or reason

故作 gu3 zok3 gu4 zuo4 = doing intentionally

典故 din2 gu3 dian3 gu4 = allusion; literary quotation

平白無故 ping4 baak6 mou4 gu3 ping2 bai2 wu2 gu4 = for no obvious reason; for no reason at all 國

他鄉遇故知 taa1 hoeng1 jyu6 gu3 zi1 = run into an old friend in a foreign place

無緣無故 mou4 jyun4 mou4 gu3 wu2 yuan2 wu2 gu4 = for no reason

非親非故 fei1 can1 fei1 gu3 fei1 qin1 fei1 gu4 = not well-acquainted with; not family or friend

溫故知新 wan1 gu3 zi1 san1 wen1 gu4 zhi1 xin1 = reflect on the past to know the future; review the old to know the new

故土 gu3 tou2 gu4 tu3 = hometown

故國 gu3 gwok3 gu4 guo2 = homeland; native land

故步自封 gu3 bou6 zi6 fung1 gu4 bu4 zi4 feng1 = be overly conservative; confine oneself to the old pattern of doing things

借故 ze3 gu3 jie4 gu4 = to find an excuse

世故 sai3 gu3 shi4 gu5; shi4 gu4 = worldly-wise; sophisticated

一見如故 jat1 gin3 jyu4 gu3 yi1 jian4 ru2 gu4 = hit it off right away

核武器事故 hat6 mou5 hei3 si6 gu3 he2 wu3 qi4 shi4 gu4 = nuclear weapon accident

故城縣 gu3 sing4 jyun6 gu4 cheng2 xian4 = Gucheng county (county in Shandong)

道故 dou6 gu3 dao4 gu4 = reminisce about the past

故交 gu3 gaau1 gu4 jiao1 = old friend

故舊 gu3 gau6 gu4 jiu4 = old friends; old acquaintances

亡故 mong4 gu3 wang2 gu4 = pass away; decease

革故鼎新 gaak3 gu3 ding2 san1 ge2 gu4 ding3 xin1 = discard the old in favor of the new

蹈常襲故 dou6 soeng4 zaap6 gu3 dao3 (PRC) dao4 (TW) chang2 xi2 gu4 = follow the beaten track; follow established ways and patterns

吐故納新 tou3 gu3 naap6 san1 tu3 gu4 na4 xin1 = out with the old in with the new; exale stale air and breathe in fresh air

重施故技 cung5 si1 gu3 gei6 zhong4 shi1 gu4 ji4 = up to one's old tricks

香港電腦保安事故協調中心 hoeng1 gong2 din6 nou5 bou2 on1 si6 gu3 hip3 tiu4 zung1 sam1 = Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Co-ordination Centre (HK CERT)

運輸署的緊急事故交通協調中心 wan6 syu1 cyu5 dik1 gan2 gap1 si6 gu3 gaau1 tung1 hip3 tiu4 zung1 sam1 = Transport Department's emergency transport co-ordination centre 國

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他搞不好是故意的國
He may have done it intentionally.

呢個係一個開頭光芒芒，後尾黑壓壓嘅故事粵
This is a story that starts out innocently but ends up being very dark.
[Lit. this [counter] is one [counter] start bright, end dark [possessive particle] story]

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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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