zi

informal
noun

Meaning of 姑子

姑子 means Buddhist nun; a woman who has taken vows and lives in a convent. Pronounced gū zi.

  • Buddhist nun; a woman who has taken vows and lives in a convent

Definitions & Examples

Shān
shàng
de
miào
zhù
zhe
ge
lǎo
zi
 

A few elderly Buddhist nuns live in the temple on the mountain.

xiǎo
shí
hou
 
cūn
yǒu
ge
zi
huà
yuán
 

When I was a child, a nun came to our village to beg for alms.

kàn
hóng
chén
 
chū
jiā
dāng
le
zi
 

She became disillusioned with the mortal world and became a Buddhist nun.

Measure Words

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Primary
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