| 古 | 25A50 10.40 | 部居  | 畫數 5 | ㄍㄨˇ [gu3] | ||
| N. | (1) Time long past: 遠古 time immemorial; 上古 (史)，中古 (史) ancient, medieval times (history); 古往今來 from ancient to modern times. (2) Ancient artifacts, relics of the past: 考古 to study ancient relics; 考古學 (家) archeology, archeologist. (3) A particular style of painting or pottery of the past: 仿古 in the style of an ancient master or period; 法古 (painting) imitate an ancient master; (of political or social institutions) follow an ancient practice. (4) The ancient people: 疑古 to doubt the ancients; 思古，懷古 nostalgia, thinking of the past; 作古 (of person) passed away, died (joined the ancients). (5) A surname. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Old, ancient, classic, oldfashioned: 古代 [gu3dai4], 古人 [gu3ren2], 古物 [gu3wu4]↓; 古錢，古畫，古籍 ancient coins, paintings, books; 古裝 old-fashioned binding or dress; 古妝 in ancient costume; 古語，古諺 an old saying, proverb; 古井無波 (usu. of women) have no more sexual desire, (lit., “not a ripple in an ancient well”); 古色古香 (of ancient objects of art) having antique flavor; 古雅 [gu3ya3]↓; 古法 time-honored methods. (2) (Of persons or things) different from the gen. accepted norm: 古怪 [gu3guai0], 古板 [gu3ban3]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 古板 [gu3ban3], adj., (1) ultra-conservative, single-track-minded; unavvommodating; (2) oldfashioned, out-of -date. 2. 古剎 [gu3cha4], n., an ancient temple. 3. 古代 [gu3dai4], n., ancient times. 4. 古道 [gu3dao4], (1) adj., kind, considerate, generous (lit., “acting like a gentleman of old”): 古道熱腸 considerate and warmhearted; (2) n., ancient rules and methods; (3) n., ancient road. 5. 古典 [gu3dian3], n., & adj., classic, classical: 古典主義 classicism; 古典派 classicist; 古典音樂 classical music. 6. 古董（兒） [gu3dong3]([er0]), n., curios, antiques (also wr. 骨董). 7. 古方 [gu3fang1], n., (1) an ancient medical recipe; (2) old methods or ways of doing things. 8. 古風 [gu3feng1], n., (1) ancient manners, customs and habits; (2) ancient style poetry. 9. 古怪 [gu3guai0], adj., peculiar, eccentric,exotic: 希奇古怪 strange and eccentric. 10. 古跡 [gu3ji1], n., historic monuments, sites. 11. 古記兒 [gu3jie4er0], n., ancient events or incidents: 聽古記兒 listen to a storyteller telling old stories. 12. 古今 [gu3jin1], n., ancient and modern times. 13. 古老 [gu3lao3], adj., old-fashioned, outmoded. 14. 古來 [gu3lai2], adv., since ancient times. 15. 古樸 [gu2pu3], adj., (of manners) simple and plain, uncontaminated by modern fads. 16. 古人 [gu3ren2], n., (1) the ancients; (2) a person who has passed away. 17. 古稀 [gu3xi1], adj., seventy years old: 古稀老人 an old man aged three score and ten; 年近古稀 approaching seventy in age. 18. 古昔 [gu3xi2], adj., of old, in times gone by. 19. 古學 [gu3xUe2], n., ancient learning, knowledge of the classic. 20. 古時 [gu3shi2], n., ancient times. 21. 古訓 [gu3xUn4], n., (1) ancient maxims or precepts; (2) ancient meanings of words. 22. 古銅 [gu3tong2], n., (1) ancient bronze works; (2) the color of ancient bronzes. 23. 古玩 [gu3wan3], n., curios. 24. 古文 [gu3wen2], n., (1) archaic script of Jou period; (2) 古文學派 a school of Confucian classicists believing in the authenticity of parts of classics doubted by 今文派; (3) the classic style of writing. 25. 古物 [gu3wu4], n., (1) ancient relics; (2) ancient objects of art. 26. 古雅 [gu3ya3], adj., with a classic touch and in the best taste. | |||||