姑且

Chinese

		paternal aunt	further; moreover
trad. (姑且)		姑	且
simp. #(姑且)		姑	且

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gūqiě

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨ ㄑㄧㄝˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gu¹ ce²

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ko͘-chhiáⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gou¹ cian²

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵ku-chi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gūqiě
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨ ㄑㄧㄝˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guciě
    • Wade–Giles: ku¹-chʻieh³
    • Yale: gū-chyě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guchiee
    • Palladius: гуце (guce)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gu¹ ce²
    • Yale: gū ché
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gu¹ tse²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gu¹ cé²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛː³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-chhiáⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: koo-tshiánn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kochviar
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiã⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ t͡sʰiã⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiã⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiã⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiã⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gou¹ cian²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kou tshiáⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou³³⁻²³ t͡sʰĩã⁵²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵ku-chi
    • MiniDict: ku^去 chi
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²ku-qi
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ku³³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

Adverb

姑且

1. tentatively; for the time being

Synonyms

• 暫／暂 (zàn) (formal, or in compounds)
• 暫且／暂且 (zànqiě)
• 暫時／暂时
• 權且／权且 (quánqiě) (literary)
• 權時／权时 (quánshí) (literary)
• 聊 (liáo) (literary, or in compounds)
• 臨時／临时 (línshí)
• 苟且 (gǒuqiě)