姑息 gū xī ㄍㄨ ㄒㄧ gu1 sik1
- excessively tolerant
- to overindulge (sb)
- overly conciliatory
- to seek appeasement at any price
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姑
- 姑丈 gū zhàng ㄍㄨ ㄓㄤˋ gu1 zoeng6 husband of paternal aunt
- 姑姑 gū gu ㄍㄨ ˙ㄍㄨ gu1 gu1 paternal aunt
- 姑娘 gū niang ㄍㄨ ˙ㄋㄧㄤ gu1 noeng4 girl
- 仙姑 xiān gū ㄒㄧㄢ ㄍㄨ sin1 gu1 female immortal
- 大姑 dà gū ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨ daai6 gu1 father's oldest sister
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- 姑且 gū qiě ㄍㄨ ㄑㄧㄝˇ gu1 ce2 for the time being; tentatively
- 姑夫 gū fu ㄍㄨ ˙ㄈㄨ gu1 fu1 father's sister's husband
- 姑婆 gū pó ㄍㄨ ㄆㄛˊ gu1 po4 grandfather's sister
- 姑妈 姑媽 gū mā ㄍㄨ ㄇㄚ gu1 maa1 (coll.) father's married sister
- 姑子 gū zi ㄍㄨ ˙ㄗ gu1 zi2 husband's sister
- 姑母 gū mǔ ㄍㄨ ㄇㄨˇ gu1 mou5 father's sister
- 姑父 gū fu ㄍㄨ ˙ㄈㄨ gu1 fu6 father's sister's husband; husband of paternal aunt; uncle
- 姑爹 gū diē ㄍㄨ ㄉㄧㄝ gu1 de1 husband of father's sister
- 姑爷 姑爺 gū ye ㄍㄨ ˙ㄧㄝ gu1 je4 son-in-law (used by wife's family)
- 姑苏 姑蘇 Gū sū ㄍㄨ ㄙㄨ gu1 sou1 see 姑苏区
- 家姑 jiā gū ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨ gaa1 gu1 (polite) father's sisters
- 小姑 xiǎo gū ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨ siu2 gu1 father's youngest sister
- 尼姑 ní gū ㄋㄧˊ ㄍㄨ nei4 gu1 Buddhist nun
- 度姑 dù gū ㄉㄨˋ ㄍㄨ dok6 gu1 (Tw) to doze off (from Taiwanese 盹龜, Tai-lo pr. [tuh-ku])
- 慈姑 cí gu ㄘˊ ˙ㄍㄨ ci4 gu1 arrowhead (Sagittaria subulata, a water plant)
息
- 休息 xiū xi ㄒㄧㄡ ˙ㄒㄧ jau1 sik1 rest
- 信息 xìn xī ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧ seon3 sik1 information; news; message
- 出息 chū xi ㄔㄨ ˙ㄒㄧ ceot1 sik1 future prospects
- 利息 lì xī ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧ lei6 sik1 interest (on a loan)
- 喘息 chuǎn xī ㄔㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧ cyun2 sik1 to gasp for breath
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- 平息 píng xī ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧ ping4 sik1 (of wind etc) to subside; to die down
- 气息 氣息 qì xī ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧ hei3 sik1 breath
- 消息 xiāo xi ㄒㄧㄠ ˙ㄒㄧ siu1 sik1 (piece of) news; information
- 窒息 zhì xī ㄓˋ ㄒㄧ zat6 sik1 to choke
- 川流不息 chuān liú bù xī ㄔㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ cyun1 lau4 bat1 sik1 the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
- 息息相关 息息相關 xī xī xiāng guān ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄢ sik1 sik1 soeng1 gwaan1 closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
- 经久不息 經久不息 jīng jiǔ bù xī ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ ging1 gau2 bat1 sik1 (idiom) prolonged (applause, cheering etc)
- 自强不息 自強不息 zì qiáng bù xī ㄗˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ zi6 koeng4 bat1 sik1 to strive unremittingly
- 不息 bù xī ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ bat1 sik1 continually
- 低息 dī xī ㄉㄧ ㄒㄧ dai1 sik1 low-interest
- 作息 zuò xī ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧ zok3 sik1 to work and rest
- 偃息 yǎn xī ㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧ (literary) to take a rest
- 停息 tíng xī ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧ ting4 sik1 to stop
- 免息 miǎn xī ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧ min5 sik1 interest-free
- 入息 rù xī ㄖㄨˋ ㄒㄧ jap6 sik1 income (Hong Kong)
Idioms with these characters
- 妇姑勃溪 婦姑勃谿 fù gū bó xī ㄈㄨˋ ㄍㄨ ㄅㄛˊ ㄒㄧ fu5 gu1 but6 kai1 dispute among womenfolk (idiom); family squabbles
- 姑息养奸 姑息養奸 gū xī yǎng jiān ㄍㄨ ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄢ gu1 sik1 joeng5 gaan1 to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
- 姑置勿论 姑置勿論 gū zhì wù lùn ㄍㄨ ㄓˋ ㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ gu1 zi3 mat6 leon6 (idiom) to put (an issue) to one side for the moment
- 川流不息 chuān liú bù xī ㄔㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ cyun1 lau4 bat1 sik1 the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
- 经久不息 經久不息 jīng jiǔ bù xī ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ ging1 gau2 bat1 sik1 (idiom) prolonged (applause, cheering etc)
- 起居作息 qǐ jū zuò xī ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄩ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧ hei2 geoi1 zok3 sik1 lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom)
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- 气息奄奄 氣息奄奄 qì xī yǎn yǎn ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧ ㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄢˇ hei3 sik1 jim1 jim1 to have only a breath of life (idiom)
- 瞬息万变 瞬息萬變 shùn xī wàn biàn ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ seon3 sik1 maan6 bin3 in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change
- 瞬息之间 瞬息之間 shùn xī zhī jiān ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢ seon3 sik1 zi1 gaan1 (idiom) in the wink of an eye; in a flash
- 无声无息 無聲無息 wú shēng wú xī ㄨˊ ㄕㄥ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧ mou4 sing1 mou4 sik1 wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking
- 息事宁人 息事寧人 xī shì níng rén ㄒㄧ ㄕˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ sik1 si6 ning4 jan4 to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)
- 息息相关 息息相關 xī xī xiāng guān ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄢ sik1 sik1 soeng1 gwaan1 closely bound up (idiom); intimately related