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姑姑

Mandarin · pinyin gū gu

paternal aunt
Classifier: 個 gè

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姑: gū · father's sister; husband's mother

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1–5 · gu1 gu5

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gu1 gu1

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noun · Etymology 1

father's sister; paternal aunt
(dialectal Mandarin) Buddhist nun

noun · Etymology 2

(Cantonese, childish) alternative form of 咕咕 (“penis (of a boy)”)

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