"沽" meaning in Chinese

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Character

IPA: /ku⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /ku⁵⁵/ [Chengdu, Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kuː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Sinological-IPA], /kuː³⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Sinological-IPA], /ku²⁴/ [Hakka, Sinological-IPA], /kɔ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /kɔ⁵³/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /kɔ³³/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /kɔ⁵⁵⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /kɔ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /kɔ⁵³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /kɔ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /kɔ⁵³/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /kɔ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /kɔ⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /ku⁵⁵/, /ku⁵⁵/, /kuː⁵⁵/, /kuː³⁵/, /ku²⁴/, /kɔ⁴⁴/, /kɔ⁵³/, /kɔ³³/, /kɔ⁵⁵⁴/, /kɔ⁴⁴/, /kɔ⁵³/, /kɔ⁴⁴/, /kɔ⁵³/, /kɔ⁴⁴/, /kɔ⁴¹/ Chinese transliterations: gū [Mandarin, Pinyin, standard], gu¹ [Mandarin, Pinyin, standard], ㄍㄨ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], gu¹ [Chengdu, Mandarin, Pinyin, Sichuanese], gu¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], gu² [Cantonese, Jyutping], kû [Hakka, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], ko͘, kó͘, gū [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], ㄍㄨ [Mandarin, bopomofo], gu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ku¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], gū [Mandarin, Yale], gu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], гу [Mandarin, Palladius], gu [Mandarin, Palladius], gu [Chengdu, Latinxua-Sin-Wenz, Mandarin], gu¹ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Jyutping], gu² [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Jyutping], gū [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Yale], gú [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Yale], gu¹ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Pinyin], gu² [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Pinyin], gu¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong], gu² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong], kû [Hakka, Phak-fa-su], gu^ˊ [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System], gu¹ [Hagfa-Pinyim, Hakka], ko͘ [Hokkien, POJ], kó͘ [Hokkien, POJ], koo [Hokkien, Tai-lo], kóo [Hokkien, Tai-lo], kof [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], kor [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], ku [Middle-Chinese], kuX [Middle-Chinese], kuH [Middle-Chinese], /*kaː/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang], /*kaːʔ/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang], /*kaːs/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang]
Etymology: Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kaː, *kaːʔ, *kaːs): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 古 (OC *kaːʔ). Cognate with 酤 (OC *kaː, *kaːs, *ɡaːʔ, “to buy alcoholic drink”),賈 (OC *kraːʔ, *kraːs, *klaːʔ, “to buy or sell”). Etymology templates: {{categorize|zh|Han phono-semantic compounds}}, {{liushu|psc|adj=|nocap=|pron=OC *kaː, *kaːʔ, *kaːs}} Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kaː, *kaːʔ, *kaːs), {{Han compound|水|古|c1=s|c2=p|ls=psc|t1=water}} Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kaː, *kaːʔ, *kaːs): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 古 (OC *kaːʔ), {{och-l|酤|to buy alcoholic drink}} 酤 (OC *kaː, *kaːs, *ɡaːʔ, “to buy alcoholic drink”), {{och-l|賈|to buy or sell}} 賈 (OC *kraːʔ, *kraːs, *klaːʔ, “to buy or sell”) Head templates: {{head|zh|hanzi}} 沽
  1. to buy
    Sense id: en-沽-zh-character-fi7Tk9Ul
  2. to sell
    Sense id: en-沽-zh-character-l6CkWB53
  3. Short for 天津 (Tiānjīn). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 天津 (extra: Tiānjīn)
    Sense id: en-沽-zh-character-Df6hFwDO Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese hanzi, Middle Chinese hanzi, Old Chinese hanzi Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 0 9 73 8 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 6 83 5 6 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 0 8 92 Disambiguation of Chinese hanzi: 0 5 95 Disambiguation of Middle Chinese hanzi: 0 1 99 Disambiguation of Old Chinese hanzi: 0 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 功沽, 吊譽沽名, 吊誉沽名, 善賈而沽, 善贾而沽, 塘沽 (Tánggū), 塘沽新港, 大沽 (Dàgū), 大沽口 (Dàgūkǒu), 屠沽 (túgū), 屠沽兒, 屠沽儿, 屠沽子, 平沽, 待價而沽 (dàijià'érgū), 待价而沽 (dàijià'érgū), 沽取 (gūqǔ), 沽名 (gūmíng), 沽名吊譽, 沽名吊誉, 沽名干譽, 沽名邀譽, 沽名邀誉, 沽名釣譽 (gūmíngdiàoyù), 沽名钓誉 (gūmíngdiàoyù), 沽河, 沽泊, 沽激, 沽直, 沽空 (gūkōng), 沽酒, 沽酒當爐, 沽酒当炉, 沽飲, 沽饮, 直沽, 釣名沽譽, 钓名沽誉, 釣譽沽名, 钓誉沽名
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      "word": "功沽"
    },
    {
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      "word": "吊譽沽名"
    },
    {
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      "word": "吊誉沽名"
    },
    {
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      "word": "善賈而沽"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "善贾而沽"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Tánggū",
      "word": "塘沽"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "塘沽新港"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Dàgū",
      "word": "大沽"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Dàgūkǒu",
      "word": "大沽口"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "túgū",
      "word": "屠沽"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "屠沽兒"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "屠沽儿"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "屠沽子"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "平沽"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "dàijià'érgū",
      "word": "待價而沽"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "dàijià'érgū",
      "word": "待价而沽"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "gūqǔ",
      "word": "沽取"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "gūmíng",
      "word": "沽名"
    },
    {
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      "word": "沽名吊譽"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "沽名吊誉"
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    {
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      "word": "沽名干譽"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "word": "沽名邀誉"
    },
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      "roman": "gūmíngdiàoyù",
      "word": "沽名釣譽"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "gūmíngdiàoyù",
      "word": "沽名钓誉"
    },
    {
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      "word": "沽河"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "沽泊"
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    {
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      "word": "沽激"
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      "word": "沽直"
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      "roman": "gūkōng",
      "word": "沽空"
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    {
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      "word": "沽酒"
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      "word": "沽酒當爐"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "沽酒当炉"
    },
    {
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      "word": "沽飲"
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      "word": "沽饮"
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      "word": "直沽"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "钓名沽誉"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "釣譽沽名"
    },
    {
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      "word": "钓誉沽名"
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        "nocap": "",
        "pron": "OC *kaː, *kaːʔ, *kaːs"
      },
      "expansion": "Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kaː, *kaːʔ, *kaːs)",
      "name": "liushu"
    },
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    },
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      "name": "och-l"
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      "args": {
        "1": "賈",
        "2": "to buy or sell"
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      "expansion": "賈 (OC *kraːʔ, *kraːs, *klaːʔ, “to buy or sell”)",
      "name": "och-l"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kaː, *kaːʔ, *kaːs): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 古 (OC *kaːʔ).\nCognate with 酤 (OC *kaː, *kaːs, *ɡaːʔ, “to buy alcoholic drink”),賈 (OC *kraːʔ, *kraːs, *klaːʔ, “to buy or sell”).",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "character",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to buy"
      ],
      "id": "en-沽-zh-character-fi7Tk9Ul",
      "links": [
        [
          "buy",
          "buy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "english": "to sell one's flat",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "gu¹ zo² cang⁴ lau⁴⁻²",
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese",
            "Jyutping"
          ],
          "text": "沽咗層樓",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to sell one's flat",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "gu¹ zo² cang⁴ lau⁴⁻²",
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese",
            "Jyutping"
          ],
          "text": "沽咗层楼",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Zi Gong said, \"There is a beautiful gem here. Should I lay it up in a case and keep it? or should I seek for a good price and sell it?\" The Master said, \"Sell it! Sell it! But I would wait for one to offer the price.\"",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Classical Chinese",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": " The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version",
          "roman": "Zǐ Gòng yuē: “Yǒu měiyù yú sī, yùn dú ér cáng zhū? Qiú shàn ɡǔ ér gū zhū?” Zǐ yuē: “Gū zhī zāi! Gū zhī zāi! Wǒ dài ɡǔ zhě yě.”",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "子貢曰:「有美玉於斯,韞櫝而藏諸?求善賈而沽諸?」子曰:「沽之哉!沽之哉!我待賈者也。」",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "Zi Gong said, \"There is a beautiful gem here. Should I lay it up in a case and keep it? or should I seek for a good price and sell it?\" The Master said, \"Sell it! Sell it! But I would wait for one to offer the price.\"",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Classical Chinese",
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": " The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version",
          "roman": "Zǐ Gòng yuē: “Yǒu měiyù yú sī, yùn dú ér cáng zhū? Qiú shàn ɡǔ ér gū zhū?” Zǐ yuē: “Gū zhī zāi! Gū zhī zāi! Wǒ dài ɡǔ zhě yě.”",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "子贡曰:「有美玉于斯,韫椟而藏诸?求善贾而沽诸?」子曰:「沽之哉!沽之哉!我待贾者也。」",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to sell"
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      "links": [
        [
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          "sell"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "Tiānjīn",
          "word": "天津"
        }
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for 天津 (Tiānjīn)."
      ],
      "id": "en-沽-zh-character-Df6hFwDO",
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          "天津#Chinese"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin",
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      "zh-pron": "gū"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄨ"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Chengdu",
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin",
        "Sichuanese"
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      "zh-pron": "gu¹"
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "gu²"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
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      "zh-pron": "kû"
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      "zh-pron": "ko͘"
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    {
      "zh-pron": "kó͘"
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gū"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄨ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ku¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gū"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "гу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Chengdu",
        "Latinxua-Sin-Wenz",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Chengdu",
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gū"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuː⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuː³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu^ˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ko͘"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kó͘"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "koo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kóo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kof"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kor"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁵⁵⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ku"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuX"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuH"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*kaː/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*kaːʔ/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*kaːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuː⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuː³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁵⁵⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*kaː/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*kaːʔ/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*kaːs/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "沽"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Chinese adjectives",
    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese hanzi",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 沽",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chinese verbs",
    "Middle Chinese adjectives",
    "Middle Chinese hanzi",
    "Middle Chinese lemmas",
    "Middle Chinese verbs",
    "Old Chinese adjectives",
    "Old Chinese hanzi",
    "Old Chinese lemmas",
    "Old Chinese verbs",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "功沽"
    },
    {
      "word": "吊譽沽名"
    },
    {
      "word": "吊誉沽名"
    },
    {
      "word": "善賈而沽"
    },
    {
      "word": "善贾而沽"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Tánggū",
      "word": "塘沽"
    },
    {
      "word": "塘沽新港"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Dàgū",
      "word": "大沽"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Dàgūkǒu",
      "word": "大沽口"
    },
    {
      "roman": "túgū",
      "word": "屠沽"
    },
    {
      "word": "屠沽兒"
    },
    {
      "word": "屠沽儿"
    },
    {
      "word": "屠沽子"
    },
    {
      "word": "平沽"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dàijià'érgū",
      "word": "待價而沽"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dàijià'érgū",
      "word": "待价而沽"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gūqǔ",
      "word": "沽取"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gūmíng",
      "word": "沽名"
    },
    {
      "word": "沽名吊譽"
    },
    {
      "word": "沽名吊誉"
    },
    {
      "word": "沽名干譽"
    },
    {
      "word": "沽名邀譽"
    },
    {
      "word": "沽名邀誉"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gūmíngdiàoyù",
      "word": "沽名釣譽"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gūmíngdiàoyù",
      "word": "沽名钓誉"
    },
    {
      "word": "沽河"
    },
    {
      "word": "沽泊"
    },
    {
      "word": "沽激"
    },
    {
      "word": "沽直"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gūkōng",
      "word": "沽空"
    },
    {
      "word": "沽酒"
    },
    {
      "word": "沽酒當爐"
    },
    {
      "word": "沽酒当炉"
    },
    {
      "word": "沽飲"
    },
    {
      "word": "沽饮"
    },
    {
      "word": "直沽"
    },
    {
      "word": "釣名沽譽"
    },
    {
      "word": "钓名沽誉"
    },
    {
      "word": "釣譽沽名"
    },
    {
      "word": "钓誉沽名"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "Han phono-semantic compounds"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "categorize"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "psc",
        "adj": "",
        "nocap": "",
        "pron": "OC *kaː, *kaːʔ, *kaːs"
      },
      "expansion": "Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kaː, *kaːʔ, *kaːs)",
      "name": "liushu"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "水",
        "2": "古",
        "c1": "s",
        "c2": "p",
        "ls": "psc",
        "t1": "water"
      },
      "expansion": "Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kaː, *kaːʔ, *kaːs): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 古 (OC *kaːʔ)",
      "name": "Han compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "酤",
        "2": "to buy alcoholic drink"
      },
      "expansion": "酤 (OC *kaː, *kaːs, *ɡaːʔ, “to buy alcoholic drink”)",
      "name": "och-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "賈",
        "2": "to buy or sell"
      },
      "expansion": "賈 (OC *kraːʔ, *kraːs, *klaːʔ, “to buy or sell”)",
      "name": "och-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kaː, *kaːʔ, *kaːs): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 古 (OC *kaːʔ).\nCognate with 酤 (OC *kaː, *kaːs, *ɡaːʔ, “to buy alcoholic drink”),賈 (OC *kraːʔ, *kraːs, *klaːʔ, “to buy or sell”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "hanzi"
      },
      "expansion": "沽",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "character",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to buy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "buy",
          "buy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese terms with usage examples",
        "Literary Chinese terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to sell one's flat",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "gu¹ zo² cang⁴ lau⁴⁻²",
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese",
            "Jyutping"
          ],
          "text": "沽咗層樓",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to sell one's flat",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "gu¹ zo² cang⁴ lau⁴⁻²",
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese",
            "Jyutping"
          ],
          "text": "沽咗层楼",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Zi Gong said, \"There is a beautiful gem here. Should I lay it up in a case and keep it? or should I seek for a good price and sell it?\" The Master said, \"Sell it! Sell it! But I would wait for one to offer the price.\"",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Classical Chinese",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": " The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version",
          "roman": "Zǐ Gòng yuē: “Yǒu měiyù yú sī, yùn dú ér cáng zhū? Qiú shàn ɡǔ ér gū zhū?” Zǐ yuē: “Gū zhī zāi! Gū zhī zāi! Wǒ dài ɡǔ zhě yě.”",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "子貢曰:「有美玉於斯,韞櫝而藏諸?求善賈而沽諸?」子曰:「沽之哉!沽之哉!我待賈者也。」",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "Zi Gong said, \"There is a beautiful gem here. Should I lay it up in a case and keep it? or should I seek for a good price and sell it?\" The Master said, \"Sell it! Sell it! But I would wait for one to offer the price.\"",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Classical Chinese",
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": " The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version",
          "roman": "Zǐ Gòng yuē: “Yǒu měiyù yú sī, yùn dú ér cáng zhū? Qiú shàn ɡǔ ér gū zhū?” Zǐ yuē: “Gū zhī zāi! Gū zhī zāi! Wǒ dài ɡǔ zhě yě.”",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "子贡曰:「有美玉于斯,韫椟而藏诸?求善贾而沽诸?」子曰:「沽之哉!沽之哉!我待贾者也。」",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to sell"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sell",
          "sell"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "Tiānjīn",
          "word": "天津"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Chinese short forms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for 天津 (Tiānjīn)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "天津",
          "天津#Chinese"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gū"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄨ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Chengdu",
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin",
        "Sichuanese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kû"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "ko͘"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "kó͘"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gū"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄨ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ku¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gū"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "гу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Chengdu",
        "Latinxua-Sin-Wenz",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Chengdu",
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gū"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuː⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuː³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu^ˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gu¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ko͘"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kó͘"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "koo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kóo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kof"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kor"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁵⁵⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ku"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuX"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuH"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*kaː/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*kaːʔ/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*kaːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuː⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuː³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁵⁵⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*kaː/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*kaːʔ/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*kaːs/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "沽"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Chinese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-02-12 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-02-02 using wiktextract (1c4b89b and 9dbd323). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.