姑姑 gūgu

  1. gūgu noun paternal aunt; aunt
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Family , Concept: Relative 亲戚
    Notes: 姑母 is a formal term, in contast to 姑姑, which means the same thing but is informal (CC-CEDICT '姑姑'; Guoyu '姑姑' 1; Sun 2006, loc. 977)
  2. gūgu noun a Buddhist nun
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 尼姑 (Guoyu '姑姑' 3)
  3. gūgu noun paternal aunt; pitṛ-ṣvasṛ
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: pitṛ-ṣvasṛ, Tibetan: ne ne mo (BCSD '姑姑', p. 360; Mahāvyutpatti 'pitṛsvasā'; MW 'pitṛṣvasṛ'; SH '姑', p. 254)

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