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故 (gu3) — therefore; hence; so; consequently in Cantonese

gu˗₃故
Mandarin Pinyin: gu4

Meaning of 故

nountherefore; hence; so; consequently
nounformer; old; past; ancient
nounold friend; acquaintance; friendship
nounintentionally; deliberately; on purpose
nounreason; cause; excuse; pretext
nounpass away; depart this life; die
nounincident; happening; event; accident
noun(adjective) Departed

Example Sentences with 故

他搞不好是故意的
He may have done it intentionally.
呢個係一個開頭光芒芒，後尾黑壓壓嘅故事
This is a story that starts out innocently but ends up being very dark.
niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲gu˗₃故siˍ₆事batˉ¹不hauˊ²朽dikˉ¹的。
These stories are eternal.
nokˍ₆諾aa˗₃亞fongˉ¹方zauˉ¹舟gu˗₃故si6.事。
The story of Noah's Ark.
BB BBˊ²好houˊ²鍾zungˉ¹意ji˗₃聽tengˉ¹我ngoˏ₅講gongˊ²故gu˗₃事。
The baby really likes listening to me tell stories.
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Words Containing 故

緣故jyun4 gu3
reason; cause
故事圖片gu3 si6 tou4 pin3
storyboard
故事gu3 si6
story, narrative, tale | [粵]: 古仔, 古
事故si6 gu3
accident; mishap | Synon.: 意外 | Do not confuse with 故事 (story)
革故鼎新gaak3 gu3 ding2 san1
discard the old in favor of the new
故宮gu3 gung1
The Imperial Palace
無緣無故mou4 jyun4 mou4 gu3
no reason, no cause, totally uncalled for
典故din2 gu3
allusion; literary quotation
故國gu3 gwok3
homeland; native land
故事內容gu3 si6 noi6 jung4
story-line
重施故技cung5 si1 gu3 gei6
be up to one's old tricks
故障排除gu3 zoeng3 paai4 ceoi4
fault resolution; trouble clearing

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