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out of date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
- 作古 to die; to pass away
- 古文字学(古文字學) paleography
- 蒙古语(蒙古語) Mongolian
- 史前古器物 prehistoric artifacts; ancient artifacts
- 古典语言(古典語言) classical language
- 茹古涵今 to take in (old and new experiences and sorrows)
- 古根罕 Guggenheim (name)
- 南方古猿 Australopithecus
- 古黄(古黃) Guhuang; Feihuang
- 古学(古學) study of ancient literature ; study of ancient history and culture
- 丝绸古路(絲綢古路) the ancient Silk Road
- 万古长青(萬古長青) to last forever; eternal
- 食古不化 to swallow ancient learning without digesting it
- 古柯 coca
- 古典音乐(古典音樂) classical music
- 古乐(古樂) ancient music
- 龚古尔(龔古爾) Goncourt (name)
- 旷古(曠古) since the dawn of time; from the year dot
- 古隶(古隸) old clerical
- 古生代 Paleozoic
- 利古里亚(利古里亞) Liguria, northwest Italy
- 贵古贱今(貴古賤今) to revere the past and despise the present
- 古典学(古典學) classical studies
- 是古非今 the old [way] is true, new is false
- 古朴(古樸) simple and unadorned
- 邃古 remote antiquity
- 千古罪人 somebody condemned by history
- 将今论古(將今論古) to observe the present to study the past
- 仿古 pseudo-classical; modeled on antique; in the old style
- 古往今来(古往今來) since ancient times; since times immemorial
- 古董 an antique; a curio
- 亘古通今(亙古通今) from ancient times up to now; throughout history
- 年逾古稀 over seventy years old
- 古迹(古跡) places of historic interest; historical sites
- 名胜古迹(名勝古跡) historical sites and scenic places
- 古玩店 antique store
- 古希腊语(古希臘語) Ancient Greek
- 借古喻今 to borrow the past as a model for the present
- 古音 ancient pronunciation of a Chinese character; classical speech sounds
- 古脊椎动物学(古脊椎動物學) vertebrate paleontology
Also contained in
古浪县 、 围场满族蒙古族自治县 、 蒙古佛教 、 古镜 、 古今小说 、 古蔺 、 古奇 、 内蒙古自治区 、 古冶区 、 古麻剌朗 、 印度考古研究所
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- 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
- 卷二 本紀第二: 太祖 Volume 2 Annals 2: Taizu History of Jin 金史 — count: 41
- 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
- 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
- 人古 (人古) 古之人古之人 — Mencius 孟子, 盡心下 Jin Xin II — count: 4
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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: 4