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

• 佛教故事大全 A Complete Collection of Stories on Buddhism ; A Complete Collection of Stories on Buddhism
• 不求报故(不求報故) without seeking reward
• 故业因苦行灭(故業因苦行滅) destruction of old actions through asceticism
• 故思业(故思業) action; karman
• 大唐故大德赠司空大辨正广智不空三藏行状(大唐故大德贈司空大辨正廣智不空三藏行狀) Da Tang Gu Dade Zeng Sikong Da Bian Zheng Guang Zhi Bu Kong San Zang Xing Zhuang
• 故经云(故經云) thus, the sutra says
• 故天竺诸国谓之天书(故天竺諸國謂之天書) Therefore, the kingdoms of India called these [Brahmī and Kharoṣṭhī] sacred scripts.
• 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
• 以不说因及譬喻故(以不說因及譬喻故) because no reason and example are given
• 不能避他说过故(不能避他說過故) because faults stated by the opponent are not answered
• 三苦所逼故 Because of the torment of the threefold suffering
• 不故往歌舞观听(不故往歌舞觀聽) a precept against attending performances of music and dance; no watching, singing and dancing of performances
• 雷音寺的故事 Story of Lei Yin Temple

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故事片 、 故态复萌 、 故作 、 离开故乡 、 故地重游 、 故步自封 、 非亲非故 、 雅故 、 老于世故 、 人情世故 、 故障排除 、 排查故障 、 故国壤王 、 故知 、 不谙世故 、 典故 、 无故 、 温故而知新 、 故旧 、 故城县 、 故旧不弃 、 事故照射 、 故业 、 已作故人 、 借故 、 明知故犯 、 因故 、 亡故 、 故居 、 交通事故 、 责任事故 、 掌故 、 故障 、 依然故我 、 故家 、 同乡亲故 、 故此

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