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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 8709 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
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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 Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: 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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