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姑息

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Chinese

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paternal aunt
rest; news; interest
rest; news; interest; breath
 
trad. (姑息)
simp. #(姑息)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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姑息

  1. to be excessively tolerant of; to be overly lenient toward; to indulge; to appease

Adjective

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姑息

  1. (medicine) palliative

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Hyōgai
そく
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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()(そく) (kosoku-na (adnominal ()(そく) (kosoku na), adverbial ()(そく) (kosoku ni))

  1. makeshift, stopgap
  2. (proscribed) cowardly

Inflection

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Noun

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()(そく) (kosoku

  1. being makeshift

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN