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  gu3   jyutping
  gu4   pinyin
[1] [v] look at; look around; look behind
[2] [v] look after; attend to; take into consideration
[3] [v] visit; call on; patronize
[4] [n] customer; patron; client
[5] [n] a Chinese family name


Name
nounAdditional PoS: verb
Stroke count: 21
Level: 1
Radical: (#181)

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

This word has been viewed 8800 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Apr 2012 11:57

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detail  gim1 gu3  jian1 gu4 = take account of two or more things
detail  gu3 zyu6   = take care; keep thinking about
detail  ziu3 gu3  zhao4 gu5 = to look after; to care for; to consider
detail  bat1 gu3  bu4*2 gu4 = regardless
detail  zi2 gu3  zhi3 gu4 = focused on (sth.)
detail  gu3 man6  gu4 wen4 = adviser, consultant
detail  gu3 haak3  gu4 ke4 = client, customer
detail  gu3 kap6  gu4 ji2 = take into account, take into consideration
detail  gwong1 gu3  guang1 gu4 = patronage; patronize
detail  gu3 gaa1   = to take care of one's family
detail  gu3 min6*2   = for the sake of face
detail  gu3 min6*2 zi2   = for the sake of face
detail  gu3 cyun4 daai6 guk6  gu4 quan2 da4 ju2 = to look the big picture; to take a holistic view
detail  wui4 gu3  hui2 gu4 = to review; to look back
detail  bat1 gu3 jat1 cai3  bu4 gu4 yi1 qie1 = recklessly; reckless
detail  wui4 gu3 lik6 si2  hui2 gu4 li4 shi3 = to look back at history
detail  ziu3 gu3 zi6 gei2 / gei2*1  zhao4 gu4 zi4 ji3 = self care, personal care
detail  m4 gu3 taa1 jan4 ge3 gam2 sau6   = inconsiderate
detail  gwaan1 gu3   = to take care of sth; to look after sth
detail  wai6 gu3  hui4 gu4 = patronage
detail  gu3 leoi6  gu4 lv4 = misgivings; apprehensions; worry
detail  gu3 gei6  gu4 ji4 = scruple, misgiving
detail  gu3 ming4 si1 ji6  gu4 ming2 si1 yi4 = as the name implies
detail  faan2 gu3  fan3 gu4 = have second thoughts
detail  ji6 mou4 faan2 gu3  yi4 wu2 fan3 gu4 = honour permits no turning back; be duty-bound not to turn back
detail  gyun3 gu3  juan4 gu4 = (divine) protection and care; to take care of
detail  gu3 sik6 m4 gu3 zoek3  gu4 shi2 wu2 gu4 zhuo2 = only care about food and totally neglect the way one dresses
detail  zi6 gu3 zi6  zi4 gu4 zi4 = only have one's own interest in mind; solely tend to one's own business
detail  gu3 si2 sat1 bei2  gu4 ci3 shi1 bi3 = to focus on one thing and neglect another thing; pay attention to one aspect and overlook another
detail  m4 gu3 min6*2  m2 gu4 mian4 = shameless
detail  gu3 nim6  gu4 nian4 = take into consideration; take into account
detail  sing4 mung4 ziu3 gu3  cheng2 meng2 zhao4 gu4 = to be indebted to sb. for care; thank your for looking after me
detail  bat1 gu3 jat1 cai3 dei6 gon3  bu2 gu4 yi2 qie4 de5 gan4 = to do or die; to throw one's hat over the wall (in order to have to go get it)
detail  lou4 gung1 gu3 man6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2   = the Labour Advisory Board
detail  zim1 cin4 gu3 hau6  zhan1 qian2 gu4 hou4 = overcautious
detail  gu3 zo2 jau6 ji4 jin4 taa1  gu4 zuo3 you4 er2 yan2 ta1 = to avoid the topic of discussion
detail  saam1 gu3 maau4 lou4  san1 gu4 mao2 lu2 = seeking help humbly and with earnestness and perseverance
detail  mong5 gu3  wang3 gu4 = to neglect; not take in to consideration;
detail  mong5 gu3 hau6 gwo2  wang3 gu4 hou4 guo3 = not take the consequences into consideration
detail  zi6 gei2 gu3 zi6 gei2   = fend for oneself
detail  gu3 zung1  gu4 zhong1 = Gu Zhong

Showing all 3 examples containing 顧
detail 近排時間照顧仔女
I'm too busy these days to have time to take care of my children.
[The English phrase "too busy to have time" becomes "too busy and have no time" in Cantonese.]
detail audio 對待顧客要有禮貌
be polite to customers
detail 自學”,顧名思義就是不在學校沒有老師指點自己學習
As the name implies, "Self-study" does not involve going to school where teachers are there to teach and guide; one learns on his own.

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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