姑夫
gū fu
Pinyin

Definition

姑夫
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gū fu
  1. father's sister's husband
  2. husband of paternal aunt
  3. uncle

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

丈夫
zhàng fu
  1. 1 husband
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
功夫
gōng fu
  1. 1 skill
  2. 2 art
  3. 3 kung fu
  4. 4 labor
  5. 5 effort
夫人
fū ren
  1. 1 lady
  2. 2 madam
  3. 3 Mrs.
  4. 4 CL:位[wèi]
夫妻
fū qī
  1. 1 husband and wife
  2. 2 married couple
夫妇
fū fù
  1. 1 a (married) couple
  2. 2 husband and wife
  3. 3 CL:對|对[duì]
姑姑
gū gu
  1. 1 paternal aunt
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
姑娘
gū niang
  1. 1 girl
  2. 2 young woman
  3. 3 young lady
  4. 4 daughter
  5. 5 paternal aunt (old)
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
三姑六婆
sān gū liù pó
  1. 1 women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
前夫
qián fū
  1. 1 former husband
大丈夫
dà zhàng fu
  1. 1 a manly man
  2. 2 a man of character
大夫
dà fū
  1. 1 senior official (in imperial China)
大姑
dà gū
  1. 1 father's oldest sister
  2. 2 husband's older sister
  3. 3 sister-in-law
夫
fū
  1. 1 husband
  2. 2 man
  3. 3 manual worker
  4. 4 conscripted laborer (old)
夫子
fū zǐ
  1. 1 Master
  2. 2 (old form of address for teachers, scholars)
  3. 3 pedant
妹夫
mèi fu
  1. 1 younger sister's husband
姐夫
jiě fu
  1. 1 (coll.) older sister's husband
姑
gū
  1. 1 paternal aunt
  2. 2 husband's sister
  3. 3 husband's mother (old)
  4. 4 nun
  5. 5 for the time being (literary)
姑丈
gū zhàng
  1. 1 husband of paternal aunt
姑且
gū qiě
  1. 1 for the time being
  2. 2 tentatively
姑奶奶
gū nǎi nai
  1. 1 (coll.) father's father's sister
  2. 2 great aunt

Idioms (16)

一夫当关，万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
  1. 1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
三姑六婆
sān gū liù pó
  1. 1 women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
  1. 1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
  2. 2 cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
  3. 3 to study diligently
国家兴亡，匹夫有责
guó jiā xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
  1. 1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
天下兴亡，匹夫有责
tiān xià xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
  1. 1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
夫妻反目
fū qī fǎn mù
  1. 1 man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife
姑息养奸
gū xī yǎng jiān
  1. 1 to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
姑置勿论
gū zhì wù lùn
  1. 1 to put something aside for the time being (idiom)
妇姑勃溪
fù gū bó xī
  1. 1 dispute among womenfolk (idiom); family squabbles
欲取姑予
yù qǔ gū yǔ
  1. 1 variant of 欲取姑與|欲取姑与[yù qǔ gū yǔ]
  2. 2 to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)
欲取姑与
yù qǔ gū yǔ
  1. 1 to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)
民贼独夫
mín zéi dú fū
  1. 1 tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
无毒不丈夫
wú dú bù zhàng fu
  1. 1 no poison, no great man (idiom); A great man has to be ruthless.
独夫民贼
dú fū mín zéi
  1. 1 tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
相夫教子
xiàng fū jiào zǐ
  1. 1 to assist one's husband and educate the children (idiom)
  2. 2 the traditional roles of a good wife
赔了夫人又折兵
péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng
  1. 1 having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)
  2. 2 to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy

Sample Sentences

你姑夫带了白酒，说要跟你喝一杯。
nǐ gūfu dài le báijiǔ ，shuō yào gēn nǐ hē yī bēi 。
Your Gufu brought some baijiu. He says he wants to drink a glass with you.
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她跟你开玩笑的，别怕。姑姑是爸的妹妹，姑夫是她的老公。
tā gēn nǐ kāi wánxiào de ，bié pà 。gūgu shì bà de mèimei ，gūfu shì tā de lǎogōng 。
She's joking around with you, don't worry. 'Gugu' is dad's younger sister and 'gufu' is her husband.
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噢。姑姑、姑夫。
ò 。gūgu 、gūfu 。
Oh. Gugu, gufu.
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