故我
gù wǒ
Pinyin

Definition

故我
 - 
gù wǒ
  1. one's old self
  2. one's original self
  3. what one has always been

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

我
wǒ
  1. 1 I
  2. 2 me
  3. 3 my
我们
wǒ men
  1. 1 we
  2. 2 us
  3. 3 ourselves
  4. 4 our
故事
gù shì
  1. 1 old practice
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
一见如故
yī jiàn rú gù
  1. 1 familiarity at first sight
世故
shì gù
  1. 1 the ways of the world
事故
shì gù
  1. 1 accident
  2. 2 CL:樁|桩[zhuāng],起[qǐ],次[cì]
亡故
wáng gù
  1. 1 to die
  2. 2 to pass away
人情世故
rén qíng shì gù
  1. 1 worldly wisdom
  2. 2 the ways of the world
  3. 3 to know how to get on in the world
何故
hé gù
  1. 1 what for?
  2. 2 what's the reason?
你死我活
nǐ sǐ wǒ huó
  1. 1 lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries
  2. 2 two parties cannot coexist
借故
jiè gù
  1. 1 to find an excuse
典故
diǎn gù
  1. 1 classical story or quote from the literature
原故
yuán gù
  1. 1 variant of 緣故|缘故[yuán gù]
吐故纳新
tǔ gù nà xīn
  1. 1 lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
因故
yīn gù
  1. 1 for some reason
大我
dà wǒ
  1. 1 the collective
  2. 2 the whole
  3. 3 (Buddhism) the greater self
如故
rú gù
  1. 1 as before
  2. 2 as usual
  3. 3 (to be) like old friends
已故
yǐ gù
  1. 1 the late
  2. 2 deceased
平白无故
píng bái wú gù
  1. 1 without good cause
忘我
wàng wǒ
  1. 1 selflessness
  2. 2 altruism

Idioms (20)

一改故辙
yī gǎi gù zhé
  1. 1 complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
  2. 2 a volte-face
  3. 3 to change old practices
三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
人为刀俎，我为鱼肉
rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu
  1. 1 lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at sb's mercy
他乡遇故知
tā xiāng yù gù zhī
  1. 1 meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
你死我活
nǐ sǐ wǒ huó
  1. 1 lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries
  2. 2 two parties cannot coexist
你争我夺
nǐ zhēng wǒ duó
  1. 1 lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter
  2. 2 fierce rivalry
  3. 3 tug-of-war
你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
  1. 1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
  3. 3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
依然如故
yī rán rú gù
  1. 1 back to where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement
  2. 2 Things haven't changed at all.
依然故我
yī rán gù wǒ
  1. 1 to be one's old self (idiom)
  2. 2 to be unchanged
  3. 3 (derog.) to be stuck in one's ways
包在我身上
bāo zài wǒ shēn shang
  1. 1 leave it to me (idiom)
  2. 2 I'll take care of it
卿卿我我
qīng qīng wǒ wǒ
  1. 1 to bill and coo (idiom)
  2. 2 to whisper sweet nothings to one another
  3. 3 to be very much in love
吐故纳新
tǔ gù nà xīn
  1. 1 lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
如是我闻
rú shì wǒ wén
  1. 1 so I have heard (idiom)
  2. 2 the beginning clause of Buddha's quotations as recorded by his disciple, Ananda (Buddhism)
我行我素
wǒ xíng wǒ sù
  1. 1 to continue in one's own way (idiom)
我醉欲眠
wǒ zuì yù mián
  1. 1 lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom)
  2. 2 (used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature)
攀亲道故
pān qīn dào gù
  1. 1 to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially (idiom)
故地重游
gù dì chóng yóu
  1. 1 to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
故步自封
gù bù zì fēng
  1. 1 stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
  2. 2 stagnating and conservative
敌众我寡
dí zhòng wǒ guǎ
  1. 1 multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius)
  2. 2 heavily outnumbered
  3. 3 beaten by the weight of numbers
明知故犯
míng zhī gù fàn
  1. 1 deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime

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