顾 (顧) gù

1. gù verb to look after; to attend to
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '顧' 2; Unihan '顧')
2. gù verb to look back
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 回头 (Guoyu '顧' v 1; Kroll 2015 '顧' 1; Unihan '顧')
3. gù verb to look at
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 看; for example, 左顾右盼 'looking to the left and glancing to the right' (Guoyu '顧' v 2; Kroll 2015 '顧' 1a)
4. gù verb to pay close attention to; to contemplate; to consider
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 关注 (Guoyu '顧' v 4; Kroll 2015 '顧' 2a)
5. gù verb to attend; to be present at
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '顧' 2b)
6. gù verb to inquire after; to call on
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 拜访 (Guoyu '顧' v 3; Kroll 2015 '顧' 3)
7. gù adverb contrary
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 反而 (Guoyu '顧' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '顧' 4)
8. gù adverb how could it be that?; not surprisingly
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 豈 or 难道 (Guoyu '顧' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '顧' 5)
9. gù conjunction but; however
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 不过 or 但是 (Guoyu '顧' conj 1)
10. gù proper noun Gu
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '顧' n)

Contained in

• 言行相顾(言行相顧) words and actions are consistent with each other
• 顾影自怜(顧影自憐) looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself; alone and dejected
• 顾不上(顧不上) cannot attend to or manage
• 顾恋(顧戀) to miss
• 三顾茅庐(三顧茅廬) three visits to a thatched cottage
• 统筹兼顾(統籌兼顧) an overall plan taking into account all factors
• 狼顾(狼顧) to look over one's shoulder constantly (like a wolf); to be fearful
• 兼顾(兼顧) to attend simultaneously to two or more things; to balance (career and family, family and education etc)
• 顾名思义(顧名思義) as the name implies
• 看顾(看顧) to watch over
• 环顾四周(環顧四周) to look around
• 顾盼(顧盼) to look around
• 顾虑(顧慮) anxiety; misgivings; apprehensions
• 王顾左右而言他(王顧左右而言他) the king looked left and right and then talked of other things
• 顾念(顧念) to care for; to worry about
• 奋不顾身(奮不顧身) to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety; undaunted by dangers
• 总法律顾问(總法律顧問) general counsel
• 顾客(顧客) customer
• 顾惜(顧惜) to take loving care of; to value
• 顾盼自雄(顧盼自雄) to strut about feeling complacent
• 顾及(顧及) to take into account; to take into consideration
• 顾全(顧全) to give careful consideration to; to display thoughtfulness towards
• 顾全大局(顧全大局) to take the benefits of all into consideration
• 左顾右盼(左顧右盼) looking to the left and glancing to the right; to look all around
• 顾忌(顧忌) to have misgivings; apprehension; worry; qualm; scruple
• 回顾展(回顧展) retrospective (exhibition)
• 四顾(四顧) to look around
• 顾此失彼(顧此失彼) to attend to one thing and lose sight of another; to be unable to manage two or more things at once
• 不顾前后(不顧前後) regardless of what's before or after; rushing blindly into sth
• 义无反顾(義無反顧) unwilling to shirk on one's duty
• 自顾自(自顧自) each minding his own business
• 瞻前顾后(瞻前顧後) to look in front and check behind; to be very cautious
• 顾客至上(顧客至上) the customer reigns supreme
• 予以照顾(予以照顧) to ask somebody to carefully consider a request
• 顾问(顧問) adviser; consultant ; to inquire; to discuss ; to consider
• 顾命(顧命) Testamentary Charge ; the edict of a former emperor ; to consider life
• 后顾之虑(後顧之慮) worries about future consequences
• 不顾(不顧) in spite of; regardless of ; to not watch over ; to ignore
• 主顾(主顧) client; customer ; uncertain
• 顾不得(顧不得) unable to deal with
• 不屑一顾(不屑一顧) to disdain as beneath contempt
• 行不顾言(行不顧言) to say one thing and do another
• 只顾(只顧) preoccupied; engrossed
• 顾眄(顧眄) to turn one's head and look around
• 公私兼顾(公私兼顧) to adequately take into account both public and private interests
• 回顾历史(回顧歷史) to look back at history
• 死活不顾(死活不顧) regardless of life or death
• 悍然不顾(悍然不顧) outrageous and unconventional; flying in the face of (authority, convention, public opinion etc)

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• 卷七十　　志第二十一: 　禮樂四 Volume 70 Treatises 23: Rites and Music 4 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 92
• 第四十九回 Chapter 49 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 36
• 卷二十四 Scroll 24 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 26
• 卷二十六 Scroll 26 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 20
• 卷十六 Scroll 16 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 19
• 卷三十 Scroll 30 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 18
• 卷一百三十二 志第八十五 樂七 Volume 132 Treatises 85: Music 7 History of Song 宋史 — count: 17
• 卷三百〇六 列傳第一百九十四 閹黨 焦芳 張綵 顧秉謙 崔呈秀 劉志選 曹欽程 王紹徽 霍維華 閻鳴泰 賈繼春 田爾耕 Volume 306 Biographies 194: Eunuchs - Jiao Fang, Zhang Cai, Gu Bingqian, Cui Chengxiu, Liu Zhixuan, Cao Qincheng, Wang Shaohui, Huo Weihua, Yan Mingtai, Jia Jichun, Tian Ergeng History of Ming 明史 — count: 17
• 卷二十五 Scroll 25 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 15
• 第六十九回 Chapter 69 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 15

Collocations

• 顾谓 (顧謂) 公孫龍顧謂弟子曰 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十二　道應訓 Chapter 12: Responses of the Way — count: 12
• 顾曰 (顧曰) 顧曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 9
• 顾反 (顧反) 事成而顧反無名 — Guanzi 管子, 白心第三十八 Chapter 38: Plain Hearted — count: 7
• 不敢顾 (不敢顧) 寡君不敢顧昏姻 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 5
• 顾臣 (顧臣) 顧臣而行 — Guanzi 管子, 任法第四十五 Chapter 45: Appointment Methods — count: 4
• 顾行 (顧行) 言顧行 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《中庸》 The State of Equilibrium and Harmony, also known as the Doctrine of the Mean — count: 4
• 曰顾 (曰顧) 救火者皆曰顧府 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 哀公 Lord Ai — count: 3
• 顾小利 (顧小利) 二曰顧小利 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 十過第十 Chapter 10: Ten Faults — count: 3
• 顾忧 (顧憂) 顧憂者可與致道 — Guanzi 管子, 形勢第二 Chapter 2: Circumstances — count: 3
• 虑顾 (慮顧) 幾不長慮顧後而恐無以繼之故也 — Xunzi 荀子, 榮辱篇第四 Chapter 4: Honor and Disgrace — count: 3