KOU

Meaning of KOU in English

ˈkau̇ noun

( -s )

Etymology: Hawaiian

Hawaii : a tree ( Cordia subcordata ) of the Pacific islands whose wood is used for making household utensils

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KOU QIANZHI — or K'ou Ch'ien-chih died AD 448, Northern Wei empire, China Chinese Daoist reformer. He probably began his career as a …
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KOWTOW — I. noun Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) kòutóu, from kòu to knock + tóu head Date: 1804 an act of ~ing, II. …
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SHIH TZU — ˈshēdˈzü, -ˈzu̇, -tˈsü noun ( plural shih tzus also shih tzu ) Usage: often capitalized S&T Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) shih …
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RUNNING DOG — noun Etymology: translation of Chinese tsou 2 kou 3 hunting dog, lackey, literally, running dog : one who does someone …
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SHIH TZU — /shee" dzooh"/ one of a Tibetan breed of toy dogs having a long luxurious coat of any color, formerly bred …
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KOAN — /koh"ahn/ , n. , pl. koans, koan . Zen. a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an …
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KOWTOW — I. (ˌ)kau̇-ˈtau̇, ˈkau̇-ˌ noun Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) kòutóu, from kòu to knock + tóu head Date: 1804 : an act …
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KOWTOW — [kow.tow] n [Chin (Beijing) koutou, fr. kou to knock + tou head] (1804): an act of kowtowing [2]kowtow vi (1826) …
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KOUROS — [kou.ros] n, pl kou.roi [Gk kouros, koros boy--more at crescent] (1920): an ancient Greek statue of a nude male youth …
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KOUPREY — [kou.prey] n [Khmer ko:prey] (1940): a short-haired ox (Bos sauveli) of forests of Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam having a large …
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KOUMISS — [kou.miss] n [Russ kumys, of Turkic origin; akin to Turk kimiz koumiss] (1598): a beverage of fermented mare's milk made …
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YING-K'OU — Pinyin Yingkou, conventional Newchwang city and port in Liaoning sheng (province), China. Ying-k'ou is situated near the mouth of the …
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YIN MOUNTAINS — Wade-Giles and Pinyin romanization Yin Shan, range in the Inner Mongolian autonomous ch' (region), China, comprising the Ta-ch'ing, Wu-la, Hara-narin, …
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WU-CH'ANG — Pinyin Wuchang industrial city and capital of Hupeh sheng (province), central China. Located on the south bank of the Yangtze …
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TAN-TUNG — formerly (until 1965) An-tung, Pinyin Dandong, or Andong, city, southeastern Liaoning Province (sheng), China. A prefecture-level municipality (shih), its territory …
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T'ANG-SHAN — Pinyin Tangshan, industrial city in eastern Hopeh sheng (province), China. Originally, T'ang-shan was a small hamlet dependent upon nearby K'ai-p'ing …
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SVAY RIENG — also spelled Soai Rieng, town, southeastern Cambodia. Svay Rieng is located on the Vai Kou River; it is linked to …
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SHIH TZU — Shih tzu. Tibetan dog breed developed from the Pekingese and the Lhasa apso. Listed in the toy group by the …
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PHU QUOC ISLAND — Vietnamese Dao Phu Quoc island in the Gulf of Thailand, belonging to Vietnam. Lying 7 miles (11 km) off the …
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PAO-T'OU
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NING-PO — also called Yin-hsien, Pinyin Ningbo, or Yinxian, city in the coastal plain of northeastern Chekiang sheng (province), China. Ning-po (Calm …
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LAO SHE — born Feb. 3, 1899, Peking, China died Aug. 24?, 1966, Peking Pinyin Lao She, pseudonym of (WadeGiles romanization) Shu She-y, …
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KAO-TSUNG
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KAO-HSIUNG — Japanese Takao, shih (municipality) and major international port in southwestern Taiwan, with an area of 59 square miles (154 square …
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K'OU CH'IEN-CHIH — died AD 448, , Northern Wei Empire, China Pinyin Kou Qianzhi Taoist who organized many of the ceremonies and rites …
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HSIN-CHU — hsien (county), northwestern Taiwan. It is bordered by the hsien of T'ao-yan (north), I-lan (east), and Miao-li (south) and by …
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HOU T'U — Pinyin Hou Tu, in Chinese mythology, the spirit of the earth, first worshiped in 113 Bc by Wu Ti, a …
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HONAN — Chinese (Wade-Giles) Ho-nan, (Pinyin) Henan, sheng (province) of north-central China. It has an area of 64,700 square miles (167,700 square …
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DAMREI MOUNTAINS — Khmer Chuor Phnum Dmrei, formerly Elephant Mountains, French Chane de l'lphant north-south-trending range of high hills, an offshoot of the …
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STEP — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bold step ▪ The following year he made a bold step to expand …
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