| 恭 | 238A50 20.02 | 部居  | 畫數 10 | ㄍㄨㄥ [gong1] | ||
| N. | (1) A surname. (2) Feces: 出恭 to move bowels; 恭桶 [gong1tong3]↓. | |||||
| V.t. | To reverence, to respect: 恭維 [gong1wei0]↓. | |||||
| Adj. & adv. | Polite(ly), respectful(ly): 恭敬 [gong1jing0]↓; 恭賀 felicitate, congratulate; 恭祝 ditto; 恭候 patiently wait to welcome; 恭請 cordially invite; 恭送 solemnly bid (s.o.) Godspeed; 恭順 [gong1shun4]↓; 恭本 [gong1ben0]↓; | |||||
| Words | 1. 恭本 [gong1ben0], adj., serious (in deportment), earnest: 恭本正傳 to talk in all seriousness, not jokingly. 2. 恭敬 [gong1jing0], v.t. & adj., (1) v.t., to respect; v.t. & adj., (2) adj., respectful. 3. 恭人 [gong1ren2], n., formerly, wives of high officials. 4. 恭喜 [gong1xi3], n. & v.t., (1) congratulate (-tions); (2) work, (hold) an appointment: 您在那裡恭喜 where are you working? 5. 恭順 [gong1shun4], v.i. & adj., (be) submissive, complaisant. 6. 恭桶 [gong1tong3], n., a commode. 7. 恭維 [gong1wei0], v.t., to wish (luck, health) to praise; 不敢恭維 “dare not sing praises of”－an understatement for condemning s.t. bad. | |||||