「故 / 古」

Entry #1
Character、 Pronunciation：	故 gu2 古 gu2
Part of Speech：	noun
Explanation：	story (measure word: 個 / 隻 / 段 / 篇) (Cant.) 講故gong2 gu2 (Eng.) to tell a story (Cant.) 故手gu2 sau2 (Eng.) (usually online) storyteller; writer of a story (Cant.) 甜故tim4 gu2 (Eng.) porn story; erotic story (Cant.) 短dyun2故gu2 (Eng.) short story (Cant.) 科fo1幻waan6故gu2 (Eng.) sci-fi (Cant.) 講開有段故gong2 hoi1 jau5 dyun6 gu2 (Eng.) It is a long story that ...; legend has it
See also：	故仔樓層故事層
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「故」

Entry #2
Pronunciation：	gu3
Part of Speech：	morpheme
Explanation：	past; old; former (Cant.) 故居gu3 geoi1 (Eng.) former residence (Cant.) 故紙堆gu3 zi2 deoi1 (Eng.) a pile of old books and paper materials (Cant.) 故態復萌gu3 taai3 fuk6 mang4 (Eng.) to revert to old manners (Cant.) 故技重施gu3 gei6 cung4 si1 (Eng.) to repeat a trick or strategy (Cant.) 一見如故jat1 gin3 jyu4 gu3 (Eng.) to feel like old friends even at the first encounter late; dead (Cant.) 故友gu3 jau5 (Eng.) a late friend (Cant.) 已故ji5 gu3 (Eng.) late reason; cause; the start of all things (Cant.) 緣故jyu4 gu3 (Eng.) reason (Cant.) 無緣無故mou4 jyu4 mou4 gu3 (Eng.) without any (proper) reason to intend (Cant.) 故意gu3 ji3 (Eng.) deliberately; intentionally; on purpose (carries a negative connotation) (Cant.) 故弄玄虛gu3 lung6 jyun4 heoi1 (Eng.) to deliberately mystify incident (Cant.) 事故si6 gu3 (Eng.) incident (Cant.) 故障gu3 zoeng3 (Eng.) (of machines) breakdown
See also：	過去往古舊高舊邁年老前者舊前度前任後期遲死路死人死者
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「古」

Entry #3
Pronunciation：	gu2
Part of Speech：	distinguishing word
Explanation：	ancient; age-old (Cant.) 古gu2時si4候hau6 (Eng.) in ancient times (Cant.) 古人gu2 jan4 (Eng.) ancient people (Cant.) 古gu2中zung1國gwok3 (Eng.) ancient China
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「古」

Entry #4
Pronunciation：	gu2
Part of Speech：	noun
Labels：	Proper Noun
Explanation：	a surname, usually transliterated as "Ku" or "Koo"
See also：	顧
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「故」

Entry #5
Pronunciation：	gu3
Part of Speech：	conjunction
Labels：	Mandarin
Explanation：	therefore; hence (Cant.) 我ngo5思si1故gu3我ngo5在zoi6 (Eng.) I think therefore I am (Chi.) 資zi1料liu2並bing6非fei1法faat3律leot6意ji3見gin3，故gu3不bat1應jing1以ji5此ci2視si6之zi1。 (Cant.) 啲di1資zi1料liu2並bing6唔m4係hai6法faat3律leot6意ji3見gin3，所so2以ji5唔m4應jing1該goi1噉gam2樣joeng2看hon1待doi6。 (Eng.) The information provided are not legal advice and should not be considered as such.
Synonym：	Synonym：故此
See also：	因此因而進而於是故此從而
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(pos:名詞)
<explanation>
yue:#故事；#故仔（量詞：個／隻／段／篇）
eng:story
<eg>
yue:#講故 (gong2 gu2)
eng:to tell a story
<eg>
yue:#故手 (gu2 sau2)
eng:(usually online) storyteller; writer of a story
<eg>
yue:#甜故 (tim4 gu2)
eng:porn story; erotic story
<eg>
yue:短故 (dyun2 gu2)
eng:short story
<eg>
yue:科幻故 (fo1 waan6 gu2)
eng:sci-fi
<eg>
yue:#講開有段故 (gong2 hoi1 jau5 dyun6 gu2)
eng:It is a long story that ...; legend has it

(pos:語素)
<explanation>
yue:以前嘅；好耐之前嘅；經歷咗好長時間嘅
eng:past; old; former
<eg>
yue:#故居 (gu3 geoi1)
eng:former residence
<eg>
yue:#故紙堆 (gu3 zi2 deoi1)
eng:a pile of old books and paper materials
<eg>
yue:#故態復萌 (gu3 taai3 fuk6 mang4)
eng:to revert to old manners
<eg>
yue:#故技重施 (gu3 gei6 cung4 si1)
eng:to repeat a trick or strategy
<eg>
yue:#一見如故 (jat1 gin3 jyu4 gu3)
eng:to feel like old friends even at the first encounter
----
<explanation>
yue:死咗嘅
eng:late; dead
<eg>
yue:#故友 (gu3 jau5)
eng:a late friend
<eg>
yue:#已故 (ji5 gu3)
eng:late
----
<explanation>
yue:原因；緣起
eng:reason; cause; the start of all things
<eg>
yue:#緣故 (jyu4 gu3)
eng:reason
<eg>
yue:#無緣無故 (mou4 jyu4 mou4 gu3)
eng:without any (proper) reason
----
<explanation>
yue:有動機；有意
eng:to intend
<eg>
yue:#故意 (gu3 ji3)
eng:deliberately; intentionally; on purpose (carries a negative connotation)
<eg>
yue:#故弄玄虛 (gu3 lung6 jyun4 heoi1)
eng:to deliberately mystify
----
<explanation>
yue:意料之外嘅事
eng:incident
<eg>
yue:#事故 (si6 gu3)
eng:incident
<eg>
yue:#故障 (gu3 zoeng3)
eng:(of machines) breakdown

(pos:區別詞)
<explanation>
yue:遙遠嘅過去；而家之前好多年嘅
eng:ancient; age-old
<eg>
yue:古時候 (gu2 si4 hau6)
eng:in ancient times
<eg>
yue:#古人 (gu2 jan4)
eng:ancient people
<eg>
yue:古中國 (gu2 zung1 gwok3)
eng:ancient China

(pos:名詞)(label:專名)
yue:姓
eng:a surname, usually transliterated as "Ku" or "Koo"

(pos:連詞)(label:書面語)(sim:故此)
<explanation>
yue:#所以；用嚟帶出理由嘅連詞
eng:therefore; hence
<eg>
yue:我思故我在 (ngo5 si1 gu3 ngo5 zoi6)
eng:I think therefore I am
<eg>
zho:資料並非法律意見，故不應以此視之。 (zi1 liu2 bing6 fei1 faat3 leot6 ji3 gin3, gu3 bat1 jing1 ji5 ci2 si6 zi1.)
yue:啲資料並唔係法律意見，所以唔應該噉樣看待。 (di1 zi1 liu2 bing6 m4 hai6 faat3 leot6 ji3 gin3, so2 ji5 m4 jing1 goi1 gam2 joeng2 hon1 doi6.)
eng:The information provided are not legal advice and should not be considered as such.

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