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Definition
- ancient
- phonetic component
- old
- paleo-
Compounds (35)
to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares
non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous; what?; why?; to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和); see non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous; what?; why?; to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2]); see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]; beard; mustache; whiskers; beard; mustache; whiskers
non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous; what?; why?; to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和)
to reside; to be (in a certain position); to store up; to be at a standstill; residence; house; restaurant; classifier (for bedrooms); measure word
aunt; paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary)
Related words (132)
old language; the Classics; classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose; classical Chinese as a school subject
guqin (a long zither with 5 or 7 strings, plucked with a plectrum); the ancestor of the long zither family, dating back to pre-classical times (playing it was an essential accomplishment of a Confucian gentleman)
guzheng; (large) zither (with 13 to 25 strings, developed from guqin 古琴 during Tang and Song times)
cultural movement aspiring to study and emulate classic works, at different periods of history, esp. Tang and Song
medieval; Middle Ages; Chinese middle antiquity, 3rd to 9th centuries, including Sui and Tang Dynasties; Middle (of a language, e.g. Middle English); used; second-hand
to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration); to turn back the clock; neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文; retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s)
former Han dynasty study or rewriting of classical texts such as the Confucian six classics 六經|六经
historical tourist site; scenic spot; historical monument; historical site; historical place; famous historical site
to surpass all others of its kind before and since; to have neither predecessors nor successors
Idioms (20)
never before in the whole of history (idiom); unprecedented; also written 曠古未有|旷古未有
to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom); to chat freely; to discuss everything
shaking the old and illuminating the new (idiom); surpassing the ancients and dazzling contemporaries; glorious and world-shattering
to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom); to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject
to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily; crying over spilt milk; often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily; crying over spilt milk; often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
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