Gǔ gē
Google Internet company and search engine
dī gǔ
valley
trough (as opposed to peaks)
fig. low point
lowest ebb
nadir of one's fortunes
Píng gǔ
Pinggu rural district of Beijing, formerly Pinggu county
wǔ gǔ
five crops, e.g. millet 粟[su4], soybean 豆[dou4], sesame 麻[ma2], barley 麥|麦[mai4], rice 稻[dao4] or other variants
all crops
all grains
oats, peas, beans and barley
Màn gǔ
Bangkok, capital of Thailand
Lù gǔ
Lugu or Luku township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan
Gǔ yǔ
Guyu or Grain Rain, 6th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th April-4th May
Píng gǔ qū
Pinggu rural district of Beijing, formerly Pinggu county
Dà xiá gǔ
great valley
Grand Canyon of Colorado River
gǔ ān suān
glutamic acid (Glu), an amino acid
Yáng gǔ
Yangu county in Liaocheng 聊城[Liao2 cheng2], Shandong
Rì bǐ gǔ gōng yuán
Hibiya Park in central Tokyo
Tài gǔ
Taigu county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi
Gǔ chéng
Gucheng county in Xiangfan 襄樊[Xiang1 fan2], Hubei
bù gǔ niǎo
cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.)
same as 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟[du4 juan1 niao3]
Fǔ gǔ
Fugu County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
xū huái ruò gǔ
receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded
Yáng gǔ xiàn
Yangu county in Liaocheng 聊城[Liao2 cheng2], Shandong
gǔ ān xiān àn
glutamine (Gln), an amino acid
Gān gǔ
Gangu county in Tianshui 天水[Tian1 shui3], Gansu
jìn tuì wéi gǔ
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
trapped
in an impossible situation
Jǐng gǔ
Jinggu Dai and Yi autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱[Pu3 er3], Yunnan
pì gǔ
to abstain from eating cereals (Taoist practice)
to fast
Fǔ gǔ xiàn
Fugu county in Yúlín 榆林[Yú lín], Shǎnxī
Yǎ lǔ zàng bù Dà xiá gǔ
Great Canyon of Yarlung Tsangpo-Brahmaputra (through the southeast Himalayas, from Tibet to Assam and Bangladesh)
Lù gǔ xiāng
Lugu or Luku township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan
Tài gǔ xiàn
Taigu county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi
bǎi gǔ
all the grains
every kind of cereal crop
diē zhì gǔ dǐ
to hit rock bottom (idiom)
bāo gǔ
(dialect) maize
corn
also written 苞穀|苞谷[bao1 gu3]
Gǔ chéng xiàn
Gucheng county in Xiangfan 襄樊[Xiang1 fan2], Hubei
Nù jiāng Dà xiá gǔ
the Grand Canyon of the Nujiang river in Tibet and Yunnan
Hán gǔ Guān
Hangu Pass in modern day Henan Province, strategic pass forming the eastern gate of the Qin State during the Warring States Period (770-221 BC)
Gān gǔ xiàn
Gangu county in Tianshui 天水[Tian1 shui3], Gansu
gǔ ké
husk of grain
grain and chaff
gǔ suì
ear of grain
gerbe (used on coats of arms)
Píng gǔ xiàn
former Pinggu county, now Pinggu rural district in Beijing,
Kē luó lā duō dà xiá gǔ
the Grand Canyon (Colorado)
mǎn kēng mǎn gǔ
filling every nook and cranny
Tǔ yù hún
Tuyuhun, a Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people
a state in Qinhai in 4th-7th century AD
Dōng Fēi dà liè gǔ
Great East African rift valley
Gǔ liáng Zhuàn
Guliang Annals, commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1], first published during the Han Dynasty
Jǐng gǔ xiàn
Jinggu Dai and Yi autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱[Pu3 er3], Yunnan
sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn
never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite
kōng gǔ zú yīn
sound of footsteps in an empty valley (idiom); a rare occurrence
That's sth you don't often hear!
Zá gǔ nǎo
Zagunao river in Sichuan, tributary of Minjiang 岷江
jī gǔ fáng jī
storing grain against a famine
to lay sth by for a rainy day
also written 積穀防飢|积谷防饥
Jǐng gǔ Dǎi zú Yí zú zì zhì xiàn
Jinggu Dai and Yi autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱[Pu3 er3], Yunnan
Gǔ shén xīng
Ceres, dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, discovered in 1801 by G. Piazzi
Mǎ ěr gǔ
Mark
St Mark the evangelist
less common variant of 馬克|马克[Ma3 ke4] preferred by the Catholic church
chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma
lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip
Bèi kǎ gǔ dì
Bekaa valley between Lebanon and Syria
ài gǔ
ravine
canyon
V-shaped river valley with steep sides
Zá gǔ nǎo zhèn
Zagunao town in Li county 理縣|理县, Sichuan
Shuāng lóng dà liè gǔ
Shuanglong ravine in Mt Xiong'er national geological park 熊耳山[Xiong2 er3 shan1], Zaozhuang 棗莊|枣庄[Zao3 zhuang1], Shandong
Cuì gǔ lè
Cheerios (breakfast cereal)
Zēng xiào gǔ
Zeng Xiaogu (1873-1937), actor and pioneer of Chinese drama in New Culture style
Fēi zhōu dà liè gǔ
Great East African rift valley
gāo àn shēn gǔ
high bank, deep valley (idiom); secluded location
Sī wǎ tè gǔ dì
Swat valley in Pakistani Northwest Frontier
Dà shān gǔ zhōu lì dà xué
Grand Valley State University (Michigan), USA
Gǔ liáng
surname Guliang
abbr. for 穀梁傳|谷梁传[Gu3 liang2 Zhuan4], Guliang Annals
gǔ ān suān nà
monosodium glutamate (MSG) (E621)
bāo gǔ
variant of 包穀|包谷[bao1 gu3]
Gǔ kǒu
Taniguchi (Japanese surname)
gǔ dǐ
valley floor
(fig.) lowest ebb
all-time low
Bèi kǎ Gǔ dì
Bekaa Valley between Lebanon and Syria
Cháng gǔ chuān
Hasegawa (Japanese surname)
làng gǔ
trough of a wave
(fig.) low point
lowest level
Fàn gǔ
Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter (Tw)
Zēng Xiào gǔ
Zeng Xiaogu (1873-1937), actor and pioneer of Chinese drama in New Culture style
wǔ gǔ fēng dēng
abundant harvest of all food crops
bumper grain harvest
sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn
never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite
Shān gǔ Shì
the Valley, capital of Anguilla
Fǔ gǔ Xiàn
Fugu County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
Rì bǐ gǔ Gōng yuán
Hibiya Park in central Tokyo
Tūn yù gǔ
Tonyukuk (died c. 724 AD)