句
Goguryeo; variant of 'gou' in names
Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesnoun
Goguryeo; Goguryeo people; Goguryeo kingdom
archaicUsed specifically in the historical name of an ancient Korean kingdom and its people. Also written as 高句骊.
Goguryeo was an important ancient kingdom in the history of the Korean Peninsula.
Archaeologists discovered the ruins of Goguryeo.
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This scholar specializes in the study of Goguryeo culture.
Goguryeo had contact with China's Sui and Tang dynasties.
Goguryeo fell in the year 668 AD.
noun
a variant of the character 'gou' used in names
archaicAn archaic variant form of 勾, specifically used in the name of the King of Yue, Goujian. In modern usage, the character 勾 is standard.
King Goujian of Yue during the Spring and Autumn Period is famous for his perseverance.
We usually write it as 'Gou Jian', but in ancient texts it is also written as 'Gou Jian' using this character.
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Gou Jian is the protagonist of the idiom 'sleeping on brushwood and tasting gall'.
Many ancient books record the story of King Goujian of Yue.
When studying history, pay attention to the special pronunciation of 'gou' in personal names.