姑姑
gū gu
Pinyin
Definition
姑姑
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- paternal aunt
- CL:個|个[gè]
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 father's oldest sister
- 2 husband's older sister
- 3 sister-in-law
- 1 paternal aunt
- 2 husband's sister
- 3 husband's mother (old)
- 4 nun
- 5 for the time being (literary)
- 1 grandfather's sister
- 2 sister of a woman's father-in-law
Idioms (6)
三姑六婆
- 1 women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
姑息养奸
- 1 to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
姑置勿论
- 1 to put something aside for the time being (idiom)
妇姑勃溪
- 1 dispute among womenfolk (idiom); family squabbles
欲取姑予
- 1 variant: 欲取姑与 yù qǔ gū yǔ
- 2 to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)
Sample Sentences
你这么说，我倒想起小时候爸妈工作忙，晚上都是我小姑姑接我放学，做晚饭给我吃。虽然她最近老是嫌我老公不长进……
Now that you say that, I remember when I was young and my parents were busy with work, my auntie would pick me up in the evening after school and make dinner for me. Although now she's always saying how she dislikes that my husband isn't progressing so well...
姑姑
Aunt; father's sister.
姑姑的老公，是姑父。
Your father's sister's husband is "gu fu."
姑姑好。
Gugu, hello.
姑姑好。
Gugu, hello.
她跟你开玩笑的，别怕。姑姑是爸的妹妹，姑夫是她的老公。
She's joking around with you, don't worry. 'Gugu' is dad's younger sister and 'gufu' is her husband.
噢。姑姑、姑夫。
Oh. Gugu, gufu.