故宫 故宮
故宫 故宮 Gù gōng ㄍㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ gu3 gung1
- the Forbidden City
- abbr. for 故宫博物院 故宮博物院 Gù gōng Bó wù yuàn ㄍㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄛˊ ㄨˋ ㄩㄢˋ
故宫 故宮 gù gōng ㄍㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ gu3 gung1
- former imperial palace
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故
- 世故 shì gu ㄕˋ ˙ㄍㄨ sai3 gu3 sophisticated
- 事故 shì gù ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ si6 gu3 accident
- 故事 gù shi ㄍㄨˋ ˙ㄕ gu3 si6 narrative; story; tale
- 故意 gù yì ㄍㄨˋ ㄧˋ gu3 ji3 deliberately; on purpose
- 故乡 故鄉 gù xiāng ㄍㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ gu3 hoeng1 home
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- 故障 gù zhàng ㄍㄨˋ ㄓㄤˋ gu3 zoeng3 malfunction
- 无故 無故 wú gù ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ mou4 gu3 without cause or reason
- 缘故 緣故 yuán gù ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ jyun4 gu3 reason
- 世故 shì gù ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ sai3 gu3 the ways of the world
- 亡故 wáng gù ㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨˋ mong4 gu3 to die
- 何故 hé gù ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄨˋ ho4 gu3 what for?
- 借故 jiè gù ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˋ ze3 gu3 to find an excuse
- 典故 diǎn gù ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨˋ din2 gu3 classical story or quote from the literature
- 原故 yuán gù ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ jyun4 gu3 variant of 缘故
- 因故 yīn gù ㄧㄣ ㄍㄨˋ jan1 gu3 for some reason
- 如故 rú gù ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ jyu4 gu3 as before
- 已故 yǐ gù ㄧˇ ㄍㄨˋ ji5 gu3 the late
- 掌故 zhǎng gù ㄓㄤˇ ㄍㄨˋ zoeng2 gu3 anecdote; tales (esp. about a historical figure)
- 推故 tuī gù ㄊㄨㄟ ㄍㄨˋ teoi1 gu3 to find a pretext for refusing
- 故世 gù shì ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˋ gu3 sai3 to die
宫 宮
- 宫廷 宮廷 gōng tíng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄥˊ gung1 ting4 court (of king or emperor)
- 宫殿 宮殿 gōng diàn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄧㄢˋ gung1 din6 palace
- 皇宫 皇宮 huáng gōng ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄥ wong4 gung1 imperial palace
- 迷宫 迷宮 mí gōng ㄇㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄥ mai4 gung1 maze
- 仙宫 仙宮 xiān gōng ㄒㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄥ sin1 gung1 underground palace of ghouls, e.g. Asgard of Scandinavian mythology
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- 六宫 六宮 liù gōng ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄥ luk6 gung1 empress and imperial concubines or their residence
- 冬宫 冬宮 Dōng gōng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄥ dung1 gung1 Winter Palace (St Petersburg)
- 冷宫 冷宮 lěng gōng ㄌㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄥ laang5 gung1 (in literature and opera) a place to which a monarch banishes a wife or concubine who falls from favor
- 南宫 南宮 Nán gōng ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄥ naam4 gung1 two-character surname Nangong
- 地宫 地宮 dì gōng ㄉㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄥ dei6 gung1 underground palace (as part of imperial tomb)
- 天宫 天宮 Tiān gōng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄥ tin1 gung1 Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor)
- 子宫 子宮 zǐ gōng ㄗˇ ㄍㄨㄥ zi2 gung1 uterus
- 守宫 守宮 shǒu gōng ㄕㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄥ sau2 gung1 gecko; house lizard
- 宫主 宮主 gōng zhǔ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄨˇ gung1 zyu2 imperial empress
- 宫人 宮人 gōng rén ㄍㄨㄥ ㄖㄣˊ gung1 jan4 imperial concubine or palace maid
- 宫位 宮位 gōng wèi ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˋ gung1 wai2 house (astrology)
- 宫刑 宮刑 gōng xíng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˊ gung1 jing4 castration (archaic punishment)
- 宫城 宮城 Gōng chéng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ gung1 sing4 Miyagi (prefecture in Japan)
- 宫女 宮女 gōng nǚ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄩˇ gung1 neoi5 palace maid
- 宫崎 宮崎 Gōng qí ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄧˊ gung1 kei1 (Japanese surname) Miyazaki
Idioms with these characters
- 蹈常袭故 蹈常襲故 dǎo cháng xí gù ㄉㄠˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧˊ ㄍㄨˋ dou6 soeng4 zaap6 gu3 follow the same old path (idiom); stuck in a rut
- 非亲非故 非親非故 fēi qīn fēi gù ㄈㄟ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄈㄟ ㄍㄨˋ fei1 can1 fei1 gu3 lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)
- 革故鼎新 gé gù dǐng xīn ㄍㄜˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄣ gaak3 gu3 ding2 san1 to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate
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- 故步自封 gù bù zì fēng ㄍㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄈㄥ gu3 bou6 zi6 fung1 stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
- 狂奴故态 狂奴故態 kuáng nú gù tài ㄎㄨㄤˊ ㄋㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄊㄞˋ kwong4 nou4 gu3 taai3 to be set in one's ways (idiom)
- 老于世故 老於世故 lǎo yú shì gù ㄌㄠˇ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ lou5 jyu1 sai3 gu3 experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise
- 明知故犯 míng zhī gù fàn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄍㄨˋ ㄈㄢˋ ming4 zi1 gu3 faan6 deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
- 明知故问 明知故問 míng zhī gù wèn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄍㄨˋ ㄨㄣˋ ming4 zi1 gu3 man6 (idiom) to ask a question, already knowing the answer
- 攀亲道故 攀親道故 pān qīn dào gù ㄆㄢ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄨˋ paan1 can1 dou6 gu3 (idiom) to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially
- 平白无故 平白無故 píng bái wú gù ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ ping4 baak6 mou4 gu3 (idiom) for no reason whatever; inexplicably
Example sentences
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贵族 貴族 住 在 故宫 故宮 的 东边 東邊 和 西边 西邊 。
Aristocrats lived to the east and west of the imperial palace.
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