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out of date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
- 古典教育 education in the classics
- 彪炳千古 to shine through the ages
- 元古宙 pre-Cambrian
- 叙拉古(敘拉古) Syracuse, Sicily
- 留芳千古 a good reputation to last down the generations
- 借古讽今(借古諷今) to use the past to disparage the present
- 古德 elders; ancient sages ; gourde
- 蒙古沙鸻(蒙古沙鴴) lesser sand plover (Charadrius mongolus)
- 古音 ancient pronunciation of a Chinese character; classical speech sounds
- 太古 the distant past; time immemorial
- 古语(古語) archaic language; old expression
- 唐古拉 Dangla; Tanggula
- 古老肉 sweet and sour pork
- 古籍 an antiquarian book
- 近古藏语(近古藏語) Middle Tibetan
- 古尔班通古特沙漠(古爾班通古特沙漠) Gurbantunggut Desert, northern Xinjiang
- 古迹(古跡) places of historic interest; historical sites
- 稽古振今 studying the old to promote the new
- 自由古巴 Cuba Libre
- 太古洋行 Butterfield and Swire (Hong Kong bank)
- 古里古怪 quaint; odd and picturesque; weird and wonderful
- 古典 classical
- 中古藏语(中古藏語) Old Tibetan
- 老古板 overly conservative; old-fashioned; old fogey; a square
- 古柏带 Kuiper belt
- 古北界 Palearctic realm
- 古昔 ancient times; in olden days
- 古典藏语(古典藏語) Middle Tibetan
- 旷古未有(曠古未有) never before in the whole of history; unprecedented
- 古典派 classicists
- 古巴比索 Cuban peso
- 古生物学(古生物學) paleontology
Also contained in
内蒙古大学 、 乌伦古河 、 古县 、 古斯塔夫·多雷 、 特古西加尔巴 、 阜新蒙古族自治县 、 古罗马 、 今古文 、 古麻喇朗 、 古丈 、 明古鲁市 、 印度考古研究所 、 古丈县 、 内蒙古 、 蒙古秘史 、 古特雷斯 、 乌伦古湖 、 中古汉语 、 轮台古城
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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
- 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