Definition
沽 is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'to buy' or 'to sell', most commonly encountered in the idiom 沽名钓誉 (gū míng diào yù, 'to fish for fame and compliments'). In modern Chinese it rarely appears as a standalone verb; you'll mainly see it in fixed expressions or literary contexts. The 'buy' sense appears in 沽酒 (gū jiǔ, 'to buy wine'), and the 'sell' sense in 待价而沽 (dài jià ér gū, 'to wait for the right price to sell').
b.f.
(bound form) to buy (wine, goods)(bound form) to sell(bound form) to fish for (fame, compliments)
Examples
- 。Tā zhè zhǒng xíngwéi búguò shì gū míng diào yù bà le.His behavior is nothing more than fishing for fame and compliments.
- 沽。Zhè jiā lǎo diàn yǐ gū jiǔ wénmíng.This old shop is famous for selling wine.
- ，。Tā dài jià ér gū, bù kěn qīngyì chūshǒu.He is waiting for the right price and won't sell easily.
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