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Character Decomposition
姑=女+古
Etymology
An older 古 woman 女; 古 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings
paternal aunt
husband's sister
husband's mother (old)
nun
for the time being (literary)
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Words with 姑 185 total
father's oldest sister · husband's older sister · sister-in-law大姑dà gūhusband of father's sister · uncle姑爹gū diēfather's sister's husband · husband of paternal aunt · uncle姑夫gū fufather's sister's husband; husband of paternal aunt; uncle姑父gū fupaternal aunt · CL: gè姑姑gū gu(coll.) father's married sister · paternal aunt姑妈gū māfather's sister · paternal aunt姑母gū mǔgirl · young woman · young lady · daughter · paternal aunt (old) · CL: gè姑娘gū nianggrandfather's sister · sister of a woman's father-in-law姑婆gū pófor the time being; tentatively姑且gū qiě
Idioms with 姑 12 total Chain
dispute among womenfolk (idiom); family squabbles妇姑勃溪fù gū bó xījust let him talk and let's just listen · see no harm in hearing what somebody has to say姑妄听之gū wàng tīng zhīto just talk for the sake of talking姑妄言之gū wàng yán zhīto tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child姑息养奸gū xī yǎng jiān(idiom) to put (an issue) to one side for the moment姑置勿论gū zhì wù lùnwomen with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)三姑六婆sān gū liù pó