苟 Gǒu ㄍㄡˇ gau2
- surname Gou
苟 gǒu ㄍㄡˇ gau2
- (literary) if indeed
- (bound form) careless; negligent
- (bound form) temporarily
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- 不苟 bù gǒu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not lax
- 苟且 gǒu qiě ㄍㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄝˇ gau2 ce2 perfunctory
- 苟取 gǒu qǔ ㄍㄡˇ ㄑㄩˇ gau2 ceoi2 (literary) to extort
- 苟合 gǒu hé ㄍㄡˇ ㄏㄜˊ gau2 hap6 illicit sexual relations
- 苟同 gǒu tóng ㄍㄡˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ gau2 tung4 to agree blindly
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- 苟存 gǒu cún ㄍㄡˇ ㄘㄨㄣˊ gau2 cyun4 to drift through life
- 苟安 gǒu ān ㄍㄡˇ ㄢ gau2 on1 see 苟且偷安
- 苟活 gǒu huó ㄍㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄛˊ gau2 wut6 to live without dignity; to barely sustain oneself
- 一笔不苟 一筆不苟 yī bǐ bù gǒu ㄧ ㄅㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˇ jat1 bat1 bat1 gau2 lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
- 一丝不苟 一絲不苟 yī sī bù gǒu ㄧ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˇ jat1 si1 bat1 gau2 not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
- 不敢苟同 bù gǎn gǒu tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢˇ ㄍㄡˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 gam2 gau2 tung4 to beg to differ (idiom)
- 未敢苟同 wèi gǎn gǒu tóng ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄢˇ ㄍㄡˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ mei6 gam2 gau2 tung4 can't agree with
- 苟且偷安 gǒu qiě tōu ān ㄍㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄊㄡ ㄢ gau2 ce2 tau1 on1 seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself
- 苟且偷生 gǒu qiě tōu shēng ㄍㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄊㄡ ㄕㄥ gau2 ce2 tau1 sang1 to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence
- 苟延残喘 苟延殘喘 gǒu yán cán chuǎn ㄍㄡˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄢˇ gau2 jin4 caan4 cyun2 (idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door
- 蝇营狗苟 蠅營狗苟 yíng yíng gǒu gǒu ㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄡˇ ㄍㄡˇ jing4 jing4 gau2 gau2 lit. to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out an ignoble existence like a dog (idiom)
Idioms with these characters
- 不敢苟同 bù gǎn gǒu tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢˇ ㄍㄡˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 gam2 gau2 tung4 to beg to differ (idiom)
- 苟且偷安 gǒu qiě tōu ān ㄍㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄊㄡ ㄢ gau2 ce2 tau1 on1 seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself
- 苟且偷生 gǒu qiě tōu shēng ㄍㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄊㄡ ㄕㄥ gau2 ce2 tau1 sang1 to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence
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- 苟延残喘 苟延殘喘 gǒu yán cán chuǎn ㄍㄡˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄢˇ gau2 jin4 caan4 cyun2 (idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door
- 一笔不苟 一筆不苟 yī bǐ bù gǒu ㄧ ㄅㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˇ jat1 bat1 bat1 gau2 lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
- 蝇营狗苟 蠅營狗苟 yíng yíng gǒu gǒu ㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄡˇ ㄍㄡˇ jing4 jing4 gau2 gau2 lit. to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out an ignoble existence like a dog (idiom)
- 一丝不苟 一絲不苟 yī sī bù gǒu ㄧ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˇ jat1 si1 bat1 gau2 not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules