Chinese Notes

恭 gōng

gōng verb to respect; to be polite; to be reverent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 尊敬 (CC-CEDICT '恭'; Guoyu '恭' v 1; Kroll 2015 '恭', p. 135; Unihan '恭'; XHZD '恭', p. 233)
gōng verb to follow [orders]; to obey
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 遵行 (Guoyu '恭' v 2)
gōng verb to praise
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 称赞 (Guoyu '恭' v 3)
gōng noun a bow with hands cupped
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: With 拱手 cupped hands (Guoyu '恭' n 1)
gōng proper noun Gong
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '恭' n 2)
gōng adjective humble
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 谦和 (Guoyu '恭' adj)

Contained in

前倨后恭(前倨後恭) to switch from arrogance to deference
恭贺(恭賀) to congratulate respectfully; to express good wishes
恭俭(恭儉) to bow; to revere
出小恭 go to urinate
恭候 to look forward to something; to wait respectfully
小恭 urine
不敢恭维(不敢恭維) to be underwhelmed; to be less than impressed
出恭 to defecate (euphemism); to go to the toilet
温良恭俭让(溫良恭儉讓) kindhearted and moderate; temperate and gentle
洗耳恭听(洗耳恭聽) to listen with respectful attention
温恭(溫恭) to be welcoming and respectful
却之不恭(卻之不恭) to refuse would be impolite
玩世不恭 to trifle without respect; to despise worldly conventions; frivolous
恭谨(恭謹) to be respectful
不恭 disrespectful
恭送 to send off
恭敬不如从命(恭敬不如從命) deference is no substitute for obedience
打恭作揖 to bow with hands cupped
恭顺(恭順) to be deferent
恭亲王(恭親王) Grand Prince
象恭 appearing to be respectful
毕恭毕敬(畢恭畢敬) reverent and respectful; extremely deferential
恭喜 congratulations; greetings
恭楷 upright regular script
大恭 excrement; feces
恭维(恭維) to praise; to speak highly of
恭迎 to respect and welcome
恭敬 to bow; to revere; to hold in deferential respect
谦恭(謙恭) polite and modest
恭祝 to congratulate respectfully; to wish good luck and success (especially to a superior); with best wishes (in writing)
恭喜发财(恭喜發財) Wishing you a prosperous New Year!
恭贺佳节(恭賀佳節) season's greetings

Also contained in

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卷一百表第一諸王世表一 Volume 100 Tables 1: Princes 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 124
卷一百〇一表第二諸王世表二 Volume 101 Tables 2: Princes 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 123
卷一百〇二表第三諸王世表三 Volume 102 Tables 3: Princes 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 84
卷八十四列傳第五十四王恭庾楷劉牢之殷仲堪楊佺期 Volume 84 Biographies 54: Wang Gong; Yu Kai; Liu Laozhi; Yin Zhongkan; Yang Quanqi Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 79
卷一百〇四表第五諸王世表五 Volume 104 Tables 5: Princes 5 History of Ming 明史 — count: 68
卷一百〇三表第四諸王世表四 Volume 103 Tables 4: Princes 4 History of Ming 明史 — count: 58
卷一百三十五僭偽列傳二: 劉守光劉陟劉崇 Volume 135: Biographies of Usurpers 2 - Liu Shouguang, Liu Zhi, Liu Chong Old History of the Five Dynasties 舊五代史 — count: 50
第六十八回 Chapter 68 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 50
卷六十一列傳第二十一武三王 Volume 61 Biographies 21: Wu Sanwang Book of Song 宋書 — count: 49
卷十九耿弇列傳 Volume 19: Biography of Geng Yan Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 41

Collocations

恭侯 (恭侯) 恭侯襄元年 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《高祖功臣侯者年表》 Yearly Table of the Officials who became Marquises in the Time of Gaozu — count: 36
恭王 (恭王) 昔楚恭王戰於陰陵 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十三　氾論訓 Chapter 13: Overflowing Discussions — count: 29
恭人 (恭人) 溫溫恭人 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧節南山之什‧小宛 Minor odes of the kingdom - Jie Nan Shan Zhi Shen - Xiao Wan — count: 7
温温恭 (溫溫恭) 溫溫恭人 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧節南山之什‧小宛 Minor odes of the kingdom - Jie Nan Shan Zhi Shen - Xiao Wan — count: 7
恭皇 (恭皇) 太皇太后詔尊定陶恭王為恭皇 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷十一哀帝紀 Volume 11: Annals of Emperor Ai — count: 5
楚恭 (楚恭) 昔楚恭王戰於陰陵 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十三　氾論訓 Chapter 13: Overflowing Discussions — count: 5
恭近 (恭近) 恭近於禮 — The Analects of Confucius 論語, 1. 《學而》 Xue Er — count: 5
礼恭 (禮恭) 故禮恭而後可與言道之方 — Xunzi 荀子, 勸學篇第一 Chapter 1: An Exhortation to Study — count: 4
恭行 (恭行) 今予惟恭行天之罰 — Book of Documents 尚書, 夏書禹誓（伪） Xia Shu - Yu Shi (forged) — count: 4
曰恭 (曰恭) 貌曰恭 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書洪範 Zhou Shu - Great Plan — count: 4