kòu
to invade
to plunder
bandit
foe
enemy
Wō kòu
Japanese pirates (in 16th and 17th century)
Sī kòu
two-character surname Sikou
sī kòu
minister of criminal justice (official rank in imperial China)
Kòu Zhǔn
Kou Zhun (961-1023), Northern Song politician and poet
dòu kòu nián huá
used erroneously for 豆蔻年華|豆蔻年华, a girl's teenage years (idiom); maidenhood
a budding beauty
chéng zhě wéi wáng , bài zhě wéi kòu
see 成則為王,敗則為寇|成则为王,败则为寇[cheng2 ze2 wei2 wang2 , bai4 ze2 wei2 kou4]
chéng wáng bài kòu
see 成則為王,敗則為寇|成则为王,败则为寇[cheng2 ze2 wei2 wang2 , bai4 ze2 wei2 kou4]
chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu
lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)
fig. losers are always in the wrong
Kòu bǐ lì kè
see 庫布里克|库布里克[Ku4 bu4 li3 ke4]