gū
姑 (gū) is a Chinese word meaning “paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old)”.
Meanings
- 1paternal aunt
- 2husband's sister
- 3husband's mother (old)
- 4nun
- 5for the time being (literary)
Related words
姑娘girl姑妈(coll.) father's married sister姑姑paternal aunt灰姑娘Cinderella姑且for the time being; tentatively尼姑Buddhist nun小姑子(coll.) husband's younger sister; sister-in-law姑父father's sister's husband; husband of paternal aunt; uncle姑息excessively tolerant姑婆grandfather's sister村姑village girl姑爷son-in-law (used by wife's family)