| gu | |
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| Guam | |
| g.u. or GU | |
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| genitourinary | |
| GU or GU | |
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GU abbr.
genitourinary
| gu Gujarati |
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gu
type of Chinese vessel, it was a tall wine beaker with a trumpet-shaped top, a restricted centre section, and a slightly flared base; the whole silhouette was unusually taut and graceful. Decoration found on the gu includes snakes, cicadas, the taotie, or monster mask, and the gui, or dragonlike monster with curled tail and gaping jaw.
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