Chinese Notes

寇 kòu

kòu noun bandit; thief; pillager
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 盗匪 (Guoyu '寇' n 1; Kroll 2015 '寇' 1, p. 242; Unihan '寇'; XHZD '寇' 1, p. 397)
kòu noun enemy; invader
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Unihan '寇'; XHZD '寇' 1, p. 397)
kòu verb to invade; to plunder; to raid
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '寇' v; Kroll 2015 '寇' 1a, p. 242; Unihan '寇'; XHZD '寇' 2, p. 397)
kòu proper noun Kou
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '寇' n 2)

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日寇 Japanese bandits
草寇 bandits
穷寇勿追(窮寇勿追) do not press a cornered enemy
视如寇仇(視如寇仇) to regard as an enemy
穷寇莫追(窮寇莫追) do not press a cornered enemy
寇攘 to rob and steal
入寇 to raid
寇比力克(寇比力剋) Kubrick (Stanley)
穷寇(窮寇) cornered enemy
寇暴于边鄙(寇暴於邊鄙) raid and destroy frontier settlements
豆寇年华(豆寇年華) a girl's teenage years; maidenhood; a budding beauty
寇逼 enemy invaded
成则为王，败则为寇(成則為王，敗則為寇) called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated; losers are always in the wrong
敌寇(敵寇) pillager
倭寇 Japanese pirates
司寇 minister of criminal justice (official rank in imperial China)
列御寇(列禦寇) Lie Yukou
流寇 a roving bandit; a rebel
贼寇(賊寇) a bandit; a rebel
强寇(強寇) a bandit; plunderer
穷寇勿迫(窮寇勿迫) do not press a cornered enemy
胜者王侯败者寇(勝者王侯敗者寇) the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits
寇边(寇邊) to raid the border areas

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寇准

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Collocations

御寇 (禦寇) 陳人殺其公子禦寇 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 16
寇雠 (寇讎) 寇讎之保 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 11
寇乱 (寇亂) 以恤禮哀寇亂 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 春官宗伯第三 3. Office of Spring and Minister of Rites — count: 10
寇戎 (寇戎) 寇戎來征 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《月令》 Proceedings of Government in the Different Months — count: 7
遏寇 (遏寇) 式遏寇虐 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧生民之什‧民勞 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Sheng Min - Min Lu — count: 7
寇虐 (寇虐) 式遏寇虐 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧生民之什‧民勞 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Sheng Min - Min Lu — count: 6
寇贼 (寇賊) 寇賊姦宄 — Book of Documents 尚書, 虞書舜典 Yu Shu - Canon of Shun — count: 6
寇在 (寇在) 唯勿燒寇在城下 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十四備城門 Book 14 - Fortification of the City Gate — count: 5
见寇 (見寇) 見寇越陳去 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十五號令 Book 15 - Commands and Orders — count: 5
寇盗 (寇盜) 寇盜充斥 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 5