姑息

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Chinese[edit]

paternal aunt
 
rest; news; interest
rest; news; interest; breath
trad. (姑息)
simp. #(姑息)

Pronunciation[edit]


Verb[edit]

姑息

  1. to be excessively tolerant of; to be overly lenient toward; to indulge; to appease

Adjective[edit]

姑息

  1. (medicine) palliative

Derived terms[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Hyōgaiji
そく
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Adjective[edit]

()(そく) (kosoku-na (adnominal ()(そく) (kosoku na), adverbial ()(そく) (kosoku ni))

  1. makeshift, stopgap
  2. (proscribed) cowardly

Inflection[edit]

Noun[edit]

()(そく) (kosoku

  1. being makeshift