苟 [－]

Jyutping gik1
Pinyin gǒu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. if
  2. supposing
  3. careless
  4. negligent
  5. temporarily
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. self-disciplined

苟 [－]

Jyutping gau2
Pinyin gǒu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Gou
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. if/supposing/careless/negligent/temporarily
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    暫時​；​姑且
    just; merely; barely
    • 苟延殘喘
      苟延残喘
      just manage to remain alive for a little while
  2. 語素
    隨便​；​馬​虎
    indiscriminately; to do something just for the sake of doing it
    • 你嘅做法，恕我不敢苟同。
      你嘅做法，恕我不敢苟同。
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, literary
    if only; if
  2. character, obsolete
    ^† a type of grass
  3. character
    a surname
  4. character
    careless; casual; indifferent
    • 一絲不苟
      一丝不苟
      yī sī bù gǒu
      to not be the least bit negligent
  5. character
    tentatively; for the time being
  6. character
    casually; carelessly
    • 苟同
      苟同
      gǒu tóng
      to readily agree
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. careless, frivolous
  2. illicit
  3. grammatical particle: if, but, if only
  4. surname
  5. grass name
  6. Cangjie Input
    TPR
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    苟且偷生比死更痛苦。
    苟且偷生比死更痛苦。
    gau2 ce2 tau1 sang1 bei2 sei2 gang3 tung3 fu2
    • Life without meaning is even worse than death.
  2. Cantonese
    苟且偷生
    苟且偷生
    • to drift and live without purpose
  3. Cantonese
    苟且之事
    苟且之事
    • sexual acts that were disscribed as dirty or abnormal.
  4. Cantonese
    老板虽然平时不苟言笑，但都系赏罚严明。
    老闆雖然平時不苟言笑，但都係賞罰嚴明。
    • Even though our boss pulls a long face even in his sleep, he is fair and square when dealing with employees.
  5. Cantonese
    苟延残喘
    苟延殘喘
    • just manage to remain alive for a little while
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    一丝不苟
    一絲不苟
    yī sī bù gǒu
    • to not be the least bit negligent
  2. Mandarin
    苟同
    苟同
    gǒu tóng
    • to readily agree
  3. Mandarin
    你刚才说得很好，但是有一点我不敢苟同。
    你剛才説得很好，但是有一點我不敢苟同。
    nǐ gāng cái shuō de hěn hǎo ， dàn shì yǒu yī diǎn wǒ bù gǎn gǒu tóng ．
    • What you just said makes sense, but there is one thing I can't agree with.