古 gǔ
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gǔ
adjective
ancient; old; palaeo-
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Middle Chinese: kuX, Japanese: furu, or: ko; in the sense of old in historic terms (ABC 'gǔ' sv 1; David 2013, p. 1731; Kroll 2015 '古', p. 139; NCCED '古' 3; Unihan '古') -
gǔ
adjective
ancient; old
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Often begins a sentence that ends in 者 in Literary Chinese to mean 'in ancient times.' (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 119) -
gǔ
adjective
out of date
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time
Notes: (Ci Yian '古' 2; ABC 'gǔ' sv 2; GHC '古' 1) -
gǔ
noun
former times
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Ci Yian '古' 1; GHC '古' 1; NCCED '古' 1) -
gǔ
noun
events in former times
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '古' 2) -
gǔ
adjective
sincere; unpretentious
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '古' 4) -
gǔ
adjective
an ancient style of poetry
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Pre-Tang form (NCCED '古' 5) -
gǔ
proper noun
Gu
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Ci Yian '古' 3)
Contained in
- 将今论古(將今論古) to observe the present to study the past
- 古籍 an antiquarian book
- 古书(古書) ancient book; old book
- 千古 a thousand ages; a remote time; throughout all ages ; for all eternity
- 古根海姆 Guggenheim (name)
- 古希腊语(古希臘語) Ancient Greek
- 古拙 archaic and clumsy; old and simple
- 名胜古迹(名勝古跡) historical sites and scenic places
- 一失足成千古恨 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow
- 古国(古國) an ancient country
- 尼古丁 nicotine
- 古气候学(古氣候學) paleoclimatology
- 古惑仔 gangster; hooligan; problem youth; at-risk youth
- 圣奥古斯丁(聖奧古斯丁) St Augustine
- 贵古贱今(貴古賤今) to revere the past and despise the present
- 古里古怪 quaint; odd and picturesque; weird and wonderful
- 蒙古语(蒙古語) Mongolian
- 古隶(古隸) old clerical
- 古板 outmoded; old-fashioned; inflexible
- 矮古董 a dwarf
- 人心不古 the men of today are sadly degenerated
- 古怪 strange; grotesque ; eccentric; unusual
- 古汉语(古漢語) classical Chinese
- 亘古未有(亙古未有) never seen since ancient times
- 古色古香 interesting and appealing (of old locations, objects etc)
- 古新统(古新統) Palaeocene system
- 借古喻今 to borrow the past as a model for the present
- 古柯树(古柯樹) coca plant (source of cocaine)
- 仿古 pseudo-classical; modeled on antique; in the old style
- 古生代 Paleozoic
- 古代哲学(古代哲學) ancient philosophy
- 振古 from ancient times
- 古朴(古樸) simple and unadorned
- 蒙古百灵(蒙古百靈) Mongolian lark (Melanocorypha mongolica)
- 古腾堡计划(古騰堡計劃) Project Gutenberg
Also contained in
蒙古语族 、 奥古斯都 、 瓦加杜古 、 杜尔伯特蒙古族自治县 、 古典文学 、 古格 、 古诗 、 蒙古帝国 、 古巴 、 东冲古剌 、 名古屋 、 内蒙古自治区 、 古晋 、 古诺 、 中国古典典籍 、 明古鲁市
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- 卷六十九 表第七: 部族表 Volume 69 Tables 7: Tribes History of Liao 遼史 — count: 55
- 卷七十一 列傳第九: 斡魯 斡魯古勃堇 婆盧火 吾紮忽 闍母子:宗敘(本名德壽) Volume 71 Biographies 9: Wo Lu, Wolu gubojin, Po Luhuo, Wu Zahu, She Mu and son: Zongxu (formerly named Deshou) History of Jin 金史 — count: 48
- 卷二百二十二 列傳第一百一十 譚綸 王崇古 方逢時 吳兌 鄭洛 張學顏 張佳胤 殷正茂 凌雲翼 Volume 222 Biographies 110: Tan Lun, Wang Chonggu, Fang Fengshi, Wu Dui, Zheng Luo, Zhang Xueyan, Zhang Jiayin, Yin Zhengmao, Ling Yunyi History of Ming 明史 — count: 47
- 卷16 志第11 律曆上 Volume 16 Treatises 11: Measures and the Calendar 1 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 41
- 卷二 本紀第二: 太祖 Volume 2 Annals 2: Taizu History of Jin 金史 — count: 41
- 卷十八 Scroll 18 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 38
- 卷七十二 列傳第十: 婁室子:活女 謀衍 仲(本名石古乃),族子:海里 銀朮可子:彀英(本名撻懶) 母弟:麻吉(子:沃側) 弟:拔離速 習古乃 Volume 72 Biographies 10: Lou Shi and son: Huonu, Mou Yan, Zhong (formerly named Shigunai),descendant: Haili, Yin Paike and son: Gou Ying (formerly named Talan), Mu younger brother: Maji (son: Woce), younger brother: Ba Lisu, Xi Gunai History of Jin 金史 — count: 35
- Daode Jing 《道德經》 Daode Jing 道德經 — count: 34
- 卷二十二 志第十二 樂四 Volume 22 Treatises 12: Music 4 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 34
- 卷一百二十一 列傳第五十九: 忠義一 胡沙補 特虎 僕忽得 粘割韓奴 曹珪 溫蒂罕蒲睹 訛里也 納蘭綽赤 魏全 鄯陽 夾穀守中 石抹元毅 伯德梅和尚 烏古孫兀屯 高守約 和速嘉安禮 王維翰 移剌古與涅 宋扆 烏古論榮祖 烏古論仲溫 九住 李演 劉德基 王毅 王晦 齊鷹揚 朮甲法心 高錫 Volume 121 Biographies 59: Zhong Yiyi, Hu Shabu, Te Hu, Pu Hude, Zhange Hannu, Cao Gui, Wendihanpudu, E Liye, Nalan Chaochi, Wei Quan, Shan Yang, Jiagu Shouzhong, Shimo Yuanyi, Bodemeiheshang, Wugusunwutun, Gao Shouyue, Hesujiaanli, Wang Weihan, Yilaguyunie, Song Yi, Wugulunrongzu, Wugulunzhongwen, Jiu Zhu, Li Yan, Liu Deji, Wang Yi, Wang Hui, Qi Yingyang, Paijia Faxin, Gao Xi History of Jin 金史 — count: 33
Collocations
- 古圣王 (古聖王) 故古聖王高予之爵 — Mozi 墨子, 卷二 尚賢中 Book 2 - Exaltation of the Virtuous II — count: 10
- 闻古 (聞古) 願聞古之明主得國失國 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 十過第十 Chapter 10: Ten Faults — count: 9
- 思古 (思古) 故君子思古焉 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧谷風之什‧楚茨 Minor odes of the kingdom - Gu Feng Zhi Shen - Chhu Ci — count: 8
- 先古 (先古) 先古 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《祭義》 The Meaning of Sacrifices — count: 6
- 变古 (變古) 上變古易常 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 5
- 古同 (古同) 古同 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧衞‧氓 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wei - Mang — count: 5
- 大古 (大古) 大古冠布 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《郊特牲》 The Single Victim at the Border Sacrifices — count: 4
- 服古 (服古) 君子必服古言然後仁 — Mozi 墨子, 卷九 非儒下 Book 9 - Anti-Confucianism II — count: 4
- 治古 (治古) 治古無肉刑 — Xunzi 荀子, 正論篇第十八 Chapter 18: Discussion on Proper Judgements — count: 4
- 人古 (人古) 古之人古之人 — Mencius 孟子, 盡心下 Jin Xin II — count: 4