姑姑 gūgu

1. gūgu noun paternal aunt; aunt
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Family , Concept: Relative 亲戚
   Notes: 姑母 is a formal term, in contast to 姑姑, which means the same thing but is informal (CC-CEDICT '姑姑'; Guoyu '姑姑' 1; Sun 2006, loc. 977)
2. gūgu noun a Buddhist nun
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 尼姑 (Guoyu '姑姑' 3)
3. gūgu noun paternal aunt; pitṛ-ṣvasṛ
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: pitṛ-ṣvasṛ, Tibetan: ne ne mo (BCSD '姑姑', p. 360; Mahāvyutpatti 'pitṛsvasā'; MW 'pitṛṣvasṛ'; SH '姑', p. 254)

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• Upasika amongst Modern Women 新女性中的優婆夷 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 8 - A Monastic's Faith 2 《百年佛緣8－僧信篇2》 — count: 8
• Hsing Yun Diary 11 - The Heart of a Bodhisattva: Career Planning 星雲日記11～菩薩情懷 生涯規畫(1991/5/1~5/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》 — count: 2
• Lecture 6: Intersting Monastery Occurrences 第六講‧叢林趣聞 One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》 — count: 1
• Buddhism's Relatives by Marriage 佛門親家 A Life With Palms Joined 1 - In Nanjing, I was my Mother's Audience 《合掌人生1－在南京,我是母親的聽眾》 — count: 1
• The Affinities of my Buddhist Relatives 我與佛門親家的因緣 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 1 - Life 1 《百年佛緣1－生活篇1》 — count: 1
• Hsing Yun Diary 18 - Find Your Heart Again: Speaking about a Dream in a Dream 星雲日記18～把心找回來 夢中說夢(1992/7/1～1992/7/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》 — count: 1
• Lecture 7: Buddhist Forms of Address 第七講‧佛門稱謂 One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》 — count: 1

Collocations

• 姑姑胡 (姑姑鬍) 姑姑胡高緞居士 — A Life With Palms Joined 1 - In Nanjing, I was my Mother's Audience 《合掌人生1－在南京,我是母親的聽眾》, Buddhism's Relatives by Marriage 佛門親家 — count: 2