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- Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3]
- the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth
- the Confucius family mausoleum at Qufu 曲阜, rebuilt and extended by every dynasty
Trad. 鍃孔
- an enlargement at the outer end of a drilled hole, either funnel-shaped (a countersink) or cylindrical (a counterbore)
- hole in the body of a musical instrument, covered with a membrane which produces a buzzing tone
Trad. 綠孔雀
- (bird species of China) green peafowl (Pavo muticus)
Trad. 錨鏈孔
- hawsehole (small hole for anchor cable or hawser in the side of ship)
Trad. 方孔錢
- round coin with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China
- Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4] depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
Trad. 孔叢子
- the K'ung family Masters' anthology, collection of dialogues between Confucius and his disciples, possibly forged in third century by Wang Su 王肅|王肃[Wang2 Su4]
- Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔子[Kong3 zi3]
- Kong Shangren (1648-1718), Qing dramatist and poet, author of The Peach Blossom Fan 桃花扇[Tao2 hua1 Shan4]
- (coll., humorous) money (so named because in former times, Chinese coins had a square hole in the middle)
Trad. 孔明燈
- sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
Trad. 孔子學院
- Confucius Institute, organization established internationally by the PRC, promoting Chinese language and culture
Trad. 孔子家語
- The School Sayings of Confucius, a supplement to the Analects
- abbr. to 家語|家语[Jia1 yu3]
- courageous and strong (idiom)
- Herculean (physique etc)
Trad. 孔融讓梨
- Kong Rong giving up pears, classic moral story about Kong Rong 孔融[Kong3 Rong2] picking up smaller pears while leaving the bigger ones to his older brothers, still used nowadays to educate the young on courtesy and modesty
Trad. 無孔不鑽
- lit. leave no hole undrilled (idiom); to latch on to every opportunity
- (bird species of China) grey peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum)
Trad. 曲阜孔廟
- temple to Confucius in his hometown Qufu
Trad. 千瘡百孔
- see 百孔千瘡|百孔千疮[bai3 kong3 qian1 chuang1]
Trad. 櫛孔扇貝
- Farrer's scallop (Chlamys farreri), aka Chinese scallop
- lit. to have one's nose in the air (idiom)
- fig. arrogant; haughty
Trad. 百孔千瘡
- heavily damaged
- (fig.) full of holes
- riddled with problems
Trad. 十七孔橋
- Seventeen-Arch Bridge in the Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园[Yi2 he2 yuan2], Beijing
Trad. 基孔肯雅熱
- chikungunya fever
Trad. 底棲有孔蟲
- benthic foraminifera
Trad. 針孔攝影機
- pinhole camera (for espionage, voyeurism etc)
Trad. 聖賢孔子鳥
- Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)
- (bird species of China) Hainan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron katsumatae)
Trad. 多孔動物門
- (zoology) phylum Porifera (sponges)
Trad. 一鼻孔出氣
- lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)
- to sing from the same hymn sheet