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

• 不能避他说过故(不能避他說過故) because faults stated by the opponent are not answered
• 是故名为阿梨耶识(是故名為阿梨耶識) therefore it is called the ālayavijñāna
• 以第一义中业不起故(以第一義中業不起故) because in ultimate reality [we] do not accept even the origination of action
• 名色增长故(名色增長故) But nāmarūpa having become infused [with life]
• 常法不生故 for what is eternal is not born
• 三苦所逼故 Because of the torment of the threefold suffering
• 故作业(故作業) action; karman
• 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
• 故经云(故經云) thus, the sutra says
• 生死无始故(生死無始故) because saṃsāra has no beginning
• 佛陀本生故事 jataka tales
• 故思业(故思業) action; karman
• 好儿童故事集(好兒童故事集) Three Acts of Goodness Children Stories
• 故意 deliberately; on purpose ; the affection of an old friend ; premeditated ; intentionally
• 是菩萨不舍一切众生故(是菩薩不捨一切眾生故) For the Bodhisattva has not abandoned all beings.
• 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

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故此 、 已故 、 故址 、 故园 、 人身事故 、 一改故辙 、 荣归故里 、 诈故 、 故知 、 故吏 、 故都 、 童话故事 、 故道 、 故宫 、 楼兰故城 、 同乡亲故 、 依然故我 、 身故 、 故第 、 旧故 、 攀亲道故 、 鬼故事 、 枕边故事 、 技术故障 、 故作姿态 、 故而 、 离开故乡 、 原故 、 是故 、 责任事故 、 故地 、 故态复萌 、 故作 、 蹈常袭故

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