gù

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gu"

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• gu — nonstandard

Romanization

gù (gu⁴, Zhuyin ㄍㄨˋ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 估
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 僱／雇
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 凅
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 固
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 堌
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 崓
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 崮
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 怘
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 故
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 梏
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 棝
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 榾
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 牿
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 痻
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 祻
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 稒
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鈴／铃
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 錮／锢
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 雇
20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 頋
21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 顧／顾
22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鯝／鲴
23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鶮

Mwan

Noun

gù

1. famine

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣu˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣʊw˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɣʊw˨˩]

Etymology 1

Ultimately onomatopoeic.

Verb

gù • (虬, 𡆚, 㖵, 鴝)

1. to coo

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

gù • (俱, 臞)

1. humpbacked

Related terms

• còng