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何故 why? 非有他故 there's no other reason;
無故 without cause or reason.
(2) An event, incident, happening: 事故 an incident;
變故 a mishap, unfortunate event, esp. death of one's father or mother;
故故由兒 (coll.) what is taking place: 他們鬧甚麼故故由兒哪 what are they fussing about?
亡故 pass away;
物故，身故 ditto;
已故 have died, deceased.
故事 [gu4shi4]↓;
故都，故宮 ancient capital, palace;
故交 an old friend;
故知 [gu4zhi1], 故人 [gu4ren2], 故舊 [gu4jiu4]↓;
故步自封 ultra-conservative and self-satisfied;
故態復萌 revert to one's old way of life, said of bad habits;
故居，故址 old homestead, site;
故土 one's native land.
(2) U.f. 固 41.41.
明知故犯 commit an offense knowingly;
故作不知 pretend not to be aware of.
是故 for this reason;
故爾 [gu4er3]↓;
故而 [gu4er2], 故此 [gu4ci3]↓.
2.故道 [gu4dao4], n., (1) an old path or road; (2) a time-honored method.
3.故我 [gu4e3], (re. pr.) pron., my old self: 依然故我 I am still my old self.
4.故爾 [gu4er3], adv., therefore, hence.
5.故而 [gu4er2], adv., ditto.
6.故國 [gu4guo2], n., (1) an ancient land; (2) one’s fatherland: 故國之思 nostalgia for one's native land; (3) one's native district.
7.故障 [gu4zhang4], n., a hindrance, obstacle, hitch: 機器發生故障 there is some engine trouble.
8.故轍 [gu4zhe2], n., (lit. & fig.) an old rut.
9.故家 [gu4jia1], n., an old family, esp. of well-known status: 故家子 a young man from such a family.
10.故舊 [gu4jiu4], n., a close friend of many years’ standing.
11.故知 [gu4zhi1], n., ditto.
12.故智 [gu4zhi4], n., an old trick.
13.故老 [gu4lao3], n., an elder of town, village.
14.故里 [gu4li3], n., one's native village.
15.故人 [gu4ren2], n., (1) (litr. & poet.) an old friend; (2) one's former wife.
16.故殺 [gu4sha1], n., a premeditated murder.
17.故鄉 [gu4xiang1], n., one's home town.
18.故事 [gu1shi4], n., (1) an old story: 故事重演 repetition of s.t. that has happened before; (2) ([gu4shi0]) a story: 兒童故事 stories for children; 民間故事 folk tales; (3) [gu4shi0] an incident (usu. 事故).
19.故實 [gu4shi2], n., anecdotes.
20.故此 [gu4ci3], adv., for this reason, on this account.
21.故吾 [gu4wu3], pron., my old self, see [gu4e3]↑.
22.故意 [gu4yi4], n. & adv., (1) n., an old friend's goodwill: 十觴亦不醉，感子故意長 so grateful for your hospitality, I have downed ten goblets and not got tipsy; n. & adv., (2) adv., on purpose: 故意不回答 purposely did not give a reply.