苟 合

gǒu hédictionary entry

illicit sexual relations

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Original source entry:

苟合苟合 [gou3 he2] /illicit sexual relations/

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苟
gǒu
(literary) if indeed / (bound form) careless / negligent / (bound form) temporarily
Gǒu
surname Gou
合
gě
100 ml / one-tenth of a peck / measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗
hé
to close / to join / to fit / to be equal to / whole / together / round (in battle) / conjunction (astronomy) / 1st note of pentatonic scale

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