| 姑 | 1408C50 93A.32-8 | 部居  | 畫數 8 | ㄍㄨ [gu1] | ||
| N. | (1) Father's sister: 姑姑 [gu1gu0], 姑母 [gu1mu3], 姑媽 [gu1ma1]↓. (2) (LL) husband’s mother: 翁姑 husband's parents. (3) Husband's sisters: 大姑，小姑 elder, younger sister-in-law; 姑嫂 [gu1sao3]↓. (4) An unmarried woman: 姑娘 [gu1niang0]↓; 小姑 husband's younger sister. (5) A member of the female sex: 道姑 a Taoist priestess; 尼姑 a Buddhist nun. | |||||
| Adv. | For the time being, with some hesitation or mental reservation: 姑且 [gu1qie3]↓; 姑念初犯 phr., pardon for first offense; 姑准 (as if with some mental reservation) the request is hereby temporarily approved; 姑妄言之，姑妄聽之 (of tall tales, etc.) just let him talk and let's just listen. | |||||
| Words | 1. 姑表 [gu1biao3], n., cousins of either sex born of one's paternal aunt: 姑表兄弟 such male cousins; 姑表姊妹 such female cousins. 2. 姑且 [gu1qie3], adv., just for the time being or for the sake of trial or convenience; temporarily, see Adv. ↑. 3. 姑夫 [gu1fu0], n., paternal aunt's husband. 4. 姑父 [gu1fu4], n., ditto. 5. 姑姑 [gu1gu0], n., an unmarried paternal aunt. 6. 姑公 [gu1gong1], n., the husband of father’s or mother's paternal aunt. 7. 姑丈 [gu1zhang4], n., (＝姑父) see [gu1fu4]↑. 8. 姑老爺 [gu1lao3ye0], n., (1) (court.) son-in-law; (2) the husband of mother's paternal aunt. 9. 姑媽 [gu1ma1], n., a married paternal elder sister. 10. 姑母 [gu1mu3], n., a married sister of father. 11. 姑奶奶 [gu1nai3nai0], n., (1) (court.) a young married daughter; (2) grandmother's sister; (3) (pop.) a Catholic sister. 12. 姑娘 [gu1niang0], n., (1) an unmarried woman; (2) one's daughter; (3) the daughter of a friend; (4) a concubine; (5) formerly, a prostitute; (6) [gu1niang2], a married sister of father. 13. 姑婆 [gu1po2], n., (1) husband's paternal aunt; (2) grandfather's sister. 14. 姑嫂 [gu1sao3], n., a married woman and her husband's sister. 15. 姑息 [gu1xi2], v.t., (1) be too tolerant of, show excessive indulgence to: 姑息養奸 to be tolerant tends to breed traitors; (2) appease: 姑息政策 policy of appeasement; 姑息主義者 an appeaser. 16. 姑太太 [gu1tai4tai0], n., (court.) a married paternal aunt. 17. 姑子 [gu1zi0], n., a Buddhist nun. 18. 姑爺 [gu1ye2], n., (court.) son-in-law (also [gu1ye0]). 19. 姑爺爺 [gu1ye2ye0], n., father’s paternal aunt's husband. | |||||