gū xī

姑息 (gū xī) is a Chinese word meaning “excessively tolerant; to overindulge (sb); overly conciliatory”.

Meanings

  1. 1excessively tolerant
  2. 2to overindulge (sb)
  3. 3overly conciliatory
  4. 4to seek appeasement at any price

Characters in 姑息

姑gū · paternal aunt息xī · breath

Related words

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