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gǒu

Meanings

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gǒu
  1. 1.(literary) if indeed
  2. 2.(bound form) careless; negligent
  3. 3.(bound form) temporarily
Gǒu
  1. 1.surname Gou

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.careless; casual; indifferent
  2. 2.casually; carelessly
  3. 3.tentatively; for the time being
  4. 4.if only; if; as long as
  5. 5.a type of grass
  6. 6.a surname

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *koːʔ): semantic 艹 + phonetic 句 (OC *koː, *koːs, *kos, *ɡo) – a kind of grass, in original sense.

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苟卄句

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Synonyms

若假如使令向向使向令假令假使誠誠使倘儻當使如果若果果若假如假若假設倘若倘或倘然倘使若是若然設若設使設令

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Derived terms

一字不苟一絲不苟一丝不苟不苟不苟且不苟言笑不苟言談不苟言谈偷合苟容偷生苟活因循苟且媮合苟容方正不苟狗苟狗苟蠅營狗苟蝇营畏難苟安畏难苟安臨財不苟临财不苟臨財苟得临财苟得臨難苟免临难苟免苟且苟且偷安苟且偷生苟且唐塞苟且自度苟免

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Related words

苟活 to live without dignity; to barely sustain oneself不苟 not lax苟存 to drift through life苟取 (literary) to extort苟且 perfunctory苟安 see 苟且偷安[gǒu qiě tōu ān]苟合 illicit sexual relations苟同 to agree blindly一丝不苟 not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules苟且偷生 to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence不敢苟同 to beg to differ (idiom)苟且偷安 seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself