Chinese edit

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

Pronunciation edit


Verb edit

姑息

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

Adjective edit

姑息

  1. (medicine) palliative

Derived terms edit

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Hyōgaiji
そく
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Adjective edit

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

  1. makeshift, stopgap
  2. (proscribed) cowardly

Inflection edit

Noun edit

()(そく) (kosoku

  1. being makeshift