1. noun paternal aunt; father's sister
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Family , Concept: Relative 亲戚
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '姑'; Guoyu '姑' n 1; Unihan '姑')
  2. noun sister-in-law
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '姑' n 1)
  3. noun a woman
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '姑' n 2)
  4. noun a nun
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 尼姑 Buddhist nun or 道姑 Daoist nun (CC-CEDICT '姑'; Guoyu '姑' n 3)
  5. proper noun Gu
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '姑' n 4)
  6. adverb provisionally
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 姑且 (Guoyu '姑' adv)
  7. noun husband's mother; mother-in-law
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '姑'; Guoyu '姑' n 1; Unihan '姑')
  8. noun mother-in-law; śvaśrū
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: śvaśrū, Japanese: ko (BCSD '姑', p. 360; MW 'śvaśrū'; Unihan '姑')

Contained in

  • 姑子 Buddhist nun ; husband's sister ; unmarried daughter
  • 尼姑 Buddhist nun
  • 师姑室(師姑室) Lay Staff Affairs Office
  • 师姑(師姑) a female teacher ; Shigu (female semi-monastic)
  • 姑姑 paternal aunt; aunt ; a Buddhist nun ; paternal aunt; pitṛ-ṣvasṛ

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