| 故 | 167B00 10S.82-9 | 部居  | 畫數 9 | ㄍㄨˋ [gu4] | ||
| N. | (1) Cause, reason: 緣故，原故 underlying cause or reason; 何故 why? 非有他故 there's no other reason; 無故 without cause or reason. (2) An event, incident, happening: 事故 an incident; 變故 a mishap, unfortunate event, esp. death of one's father or mother; 故故由兒 (coll.) what is taking place: 他們鬧甚麼故故由兒哪 what are they fussing about? | |||||
| V.i. | Die, pass away: 病故 die of illness; 亡故 pass away; 物故，身故 ditto; 已故 have died, deceased. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Old, ancient, of long standing: 故國 [gu4guo2]↓; 故事 [gu4shi4]↓; 故都，故宮 ancient capital, palace; 故交 an old friend; 故知 [gu4zhi1], 故人 [gu4ren2], 故舊 [gu4jiu4]↓; 故步自封 ultra-conservative and self-satisfied; 故態復萌 revert to one's old way of life, said of bad habits; 故居，故址 old homestead, site; 故土 one's native land. (2) U.f. 固 41.41. | |||||
| Adv. | Purposely, intentionally: 故意 [gu4yi4]↓; 明知故犯 commit an offense knowingly; 故作不知 pretend not to be aware of. | |||||
| Conj. | Therefore, consequently, hence: 故不能來 therefore I could not come; 是故 for this reason; 故爾 [gu4er3]↓; 故而 [gu4er2], 故此 [gu4ci3]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 故常 [gu4chang2], adj., the same, normal. 2. 故道 [gu4dao4], n., (1) an old path or road; (2) a time-honored method. 3. 故我 [gu4e3], (re. pr.) pron., my old self: 依然故我 I am still my old self. 4. 故爾 [gu4er3], adv., therefore, hence. 5. 故而 [gu4er2], adv., ditto. 6. 故國 [gu4guo2], n., (1) an ancient land; (2) one’s fatherland: 故國之思 nostalgia for one's native land; (3) one's native district. 7. 故障 [gu4zhang4], n., a hindrance, obstacle, hitch: 機器發生故障 there is some engine trouble. 8. 故轍 [gu4zhe2], n., (lit. & fig.) an old rut. 9. 故家 [gu4jia1], n., an old family, esp. of well-known status: 故家子 a young man from such a family. 10. 故舊 [gu4jiu4], n., a close friend of many years’ standing. 11. 故知 [gu4zhi1], n., ditto. 12. 故智 [gu4zhi4], n., an old trick. 13. 故老 [gu4lao3], n., an elder of town, village. 14. 故里 [gu4li3], n., one's native village. 15. 故人 [gu4ren2], n., (1) (litr. & poet.) an old friend; (2) one's former wife. 16. 故殺 [gu4sha1], n., a premeditated murder. 17. 故鄉 [gu4xiang1], n., one's home town. 18. 故事 [gu1shi4], n., (1) an old story: 故事重演 repetition of s.t. that has happened before; (2) ([gu4shi0]) a story: 兒童故事 stories for children; 民間故事 folk tales; (3) [gu4shi0] an incident (usu. 事故). 19. 故實 [gu4shi2], n., anecdotes. 20. 故此 [gu4ci3], adv., for this reason, on this account. 21. 故吾 [gu4wu3], pron., my old self, see [gu4e3]↑. 22. 故意 [gu4yi4], n. & adv., (1) n., an old friend's goodwill: 十觴亦不醉，感子故意長 so grateful for your hospitality, I have downed ten goblets and not got tipsy; n. & adv., (2) adv., on purpose: 故意不回答 purposely did not give a reply. | |||||