故 gù

1. gù adverb purposely; intentionally; deliberately; knowingly
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 有意 (CCD 1 '故' 3; FE '故' 2; Guoyu '故' adv 2; XHZD '故' 3)
2. gù adjective old; ancient; former; past
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 旧 (CCD 2 '故' 1; FE '故' 1; Unihan '故'; XHZD '故' 4)
3. gù noun reason; cause; purpose
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 原因 (CCD 1 '故' 2; FE '故' 3; Guoyu '故' n 1; Unihan '故'; XHZD '故' 2)
4. gù verb to die
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 死亡 (CCD 2 '故' 3; FE '故' 4; Guoyu '故' v 1; XHZD '故' 6)
5. gù conjunction so; therefore; hence
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: In the sense of 因此 or 所以 (FE '故' 6; Guoyu '故' conj; XHZD '故' 7)
6. gù adjective original
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 原来的; for example 故乡 'hometown' (CCD 2 '故' 1; Guoyu '故' adj 1; XHZD '故' 5)
7. gù noun accident; happening; instance
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 事故 (CCD 1 '故' 1; FE '故' 5; Guoyu '故' n 2; XHZD '故' 1)
8. gù noun a friend; an acquaintance; friendship
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 朋友 (CCD 2 '故' 2; FE '故' 7; Guoyu '故' n 3)
9. gù noun something in the past
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '故' n 4)
10. gù adjective deceased; dead
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 死去的 (Guoyu '故' adj 2)
11. gù adverb still; yet
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 仍旧 or 依然 (Guoyu '故' adv 3)
12. gù conjunction therefore; tasmāt
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: tasmāt, Japanese: ko (BCSD '故', p. 571; MW 'tasmāt'; SH '故', p. 303; Unihan '故')

Contained in

• 故作业(故作業) action; karman
• 惊诣佛所请问其故(驚詣佛所請問其故) he was surprised and went to the Buddha to ask what the reason was
• 是故善少力虽劣(是故善少力雖劣) Thus, virtue is perpetually ever so feeble
• 从爱故而令复有乐性(從愛故而令復有樂性) the craving that makes for further becoming
• 以见净故(以見淨故) for the sake of purity in terms of view
• 钻故纸(鑽故紙) study a pile of old documents
• 有人为父母故而行作恶(有人為父母故而行作惡) a certain person, for the sake of his mother & father, does what is unrighteous
• 人间佛教翻转生命的故事(人間佛教翻轉生命的故事) Humanistic Buddhism: A Story of Life Transformation
• 唐大荐福寺故寺主翻经大德法藏和尚传(唐大薦福寺故寺主翻經大德法藏和尚傳) Tang Da Jian Fu Si Gu Si Zhu Fan Jing Dade Fa Zang Heshang Chuan
• 1. 一个真诚的微笑 给人无限的欢喜 2. 一句适当的鼓励 给人无穷的受用 3. 一件慈悲的善行 给人无量的因缘 4. 一则应机的故事 给人无尽的启示(1. 一個真誠的微笑 給人無限的歡喜 2. 一句適當的鼓勵 給人無窮的受用 3. 一件慈悲的善行 給人無量的因緣 4. 一則應機的故事 給人無盡的啟示) A sincere smile offers immeasurable joy. A fitting encouragement offers endless support. An act of compassion offers boundless possibilities. A relevant story offers infinite inspirations.
• 佛陀本生故事 jataka tales

Also contained in

故里 、 故步自封 、 革故鼎新 、 池鱼思故渊 、 责任事故 、 故弄玄虚 、 故事诗 、 威加海内兮归故乡 、 故友 、 故人 、 故城 、 人情世故 、 已作故人 、 枕边故事 、 他乡遇故知 、 病故 、 老于世故 、 故障排除 、 蹈常袭故 、 故宫 、 原故 、 故障容许度 、 依然如故 、 因故 、 故迹 、 沉船事故 、 缘故 、 明知故问 、 故障 、 故城县 、 三亲六故 、 解故 、 故去 、 明知故犯 、 技术故障 、 故我 、 懒惰故无匹 、 故杀 、 诈故 、 没亲没故

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