顾 - gù - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

(lit.) three humble visits to a thatched cottage; cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (the Hidden Dragon 臥龍|卧龙) to his cause by visiting him three times

不顧一切

bù gù yī qiè

reckless; at all costs; desperate; against all odds; us against the world; regardless of everything

乏人照顧

fá rén zhào gù

(of a person) left unattended; not cared for

公私兼顧

gōng sī jiān gù

to adequately take into account both public and private interests

回顧歷史

huí gù lì shǐ

to look back at history

瞻前顧後

zhān qián gù hòu

to look forward and back; to consider prudently; overcautious

統籌兼顧

tǒng chóu jiān gù

an overall plan taking into account all factors

總法律顧問

zǒng fǎ lǜ gù wèn

general counsel

Idioms (16)

顧全大局

gù quán dà jú

to take the big picture into consideration (idiom); to work for the benefits of all

顧客至上

gù kè zhì shàng

the customer reigns supreme (idiom)

顧影自憐

gù yǐng zì lián

(lit.) looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom); (fig.) alone and dejected

顧此失彼

gù cǐ shī bǐ

(lit.) to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom); (fig.) to be unable to manage two or more things at once; cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other

顧盼自雄

gù pàn zì xióng

to strut about feeling complacent (idiom)

不屑一顧

bù xiè yī gù

to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)

不顧前後

bù gù qián hòu

regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth

義無反顧

yì wú fǎn gù

honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back; no surrender; to pursue justice with no second thoughts

予以照顧

yǔ yǐ zhào gù

to ask somebody to carefully consider a request (idiom)

後顧之憂

hòu gù zhī yōu

fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"

奮不顧身

fèn bù gù shēn

to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dangers; to defy personal danger; regardless of perils

左顧右盼

zuǒ gù yòu pàn

glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around

悍然不顧

hàn rán bù gù

outrageous and unconventional (idiom); flying in the face of (authority, convention, public opinion etc)

死活不顧

sǐ huó bù gù

regardless of life or death (idiom)

行不顧言

xíng bù gù yán

to say one thing and do another (idiom)

王顧左右而言他

wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā

the king looked left and right and then talked of other things; to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)

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