姑 (gu1) — husband's mother; mother-in-law in Cantonese

guˉ¹姑

Mandarin Pinyin: gu1

Meaning of 姑

nounhusband's mother; mother-in-law

nounnun; priestess

noun(country) girl; a general term for unmarried women

nounhusband's sister; sister-in-law

nountentatively; for the time being; meanwhile

nounfather's sister; aunt

Example Sentences with 姑

aa˗₃阿guˉ¹姑houˊ²好mong4.忙。

Auntie is very busy.

aa˗₃阿guˉ¹姑laiˎ₄嚟gan2.緊。

Auntie is coming.

manˍ₆問aa˗₃阿gu1.姑。

Ask Auntie.

aa˗₃阿guˉ¹姑maaiˏ₅買je5.嘢。

Auntie is shopping.

aa˗₃阿guˉ¹姑haiˊ²喺ukˉ¹屋kei2.企。

Auntie is at home.

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Words Containing 姑

paternal aunt | [粵]: 阿姑, 姑姐

北姑竇bak1 gu1 dau6

place where mainland prostitutes look for customers in HK

姑姐gu1 ze1

aunt (father's younger sister)

姑奶gu1 naai1

a young married daughter

姑表gu1 biu2

cousinship

姑息養奸gu1 sik1 joeng5 gaan1

toleration nurtures evildoers; over-indulgence nourishes evil; to tolerate evil is to abet it

老姑婆lou5 gu1 po4

old spinster

大姑姊daai6 gu1 zi1

term of address for an old woman

小姑siu2 gu1

husband's younger sister; sister-in-law

新姑爺san1 gu1 je4

term for the bridegroom from the point of view of the family

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