古
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- 1. ancient
- 2. paleo-
Words Containing 古
(idiom) unprecedented
people of ancient times
at all times and in all places (idiom)
ancient times
classical
strange
simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc)
ancient
curio
places of historic interest
archaeology
remain fresh
a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
the distant past
Sino-Cuban
Middle Chinese (linguistics)
throughout time
unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
unprecedented
from ancient times up to now
the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
Former Han dynasty study or rewriting of classical texts such as the Confucian six classics 六經|六经[liù jīng]
pseudo-classical
to die
to borrow the past as a model for the present
to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
Proterozoic (geological era 2500-540m years ago)
pre-Cambrian (geological eon 2500-645m)
Inner Mongolia University
Liguria, northwest Italy
unique
there has never been and never will be another person like this (idiom)
Qian Gorlos Mongol autonomous county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin
for all eternity
sb condemned by history (idiom)
to have eternal regrets (idiom)
Australopithecus
Bo Gu (1907-1946), Soviet-trained Chinese Communist, journalist and propagandist, 1930s Left adventurist, subsequently rehabilitated, killed in air crash
conversant with things past and present
Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang
Ingushetia, republic in southwestern Russia
to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
Guzhang County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[xiāng xī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu]
Guzhang County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[xiāng xī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu]
Gujiao, county-level city in Taiyuan 太原[tài yuán], Shanxi
Gujiao, county-level city in Taiyuan 太原[tài yuán], Shanxi
ancient human species such as Homo erectus and Homo neanderthalensis
paleoanthropology
then and now
ancient history
since ancient times; it has ever been the case that
Gujral (name)
Gujarat, Indian state
classical literature
classical music (mainly Western)
classicists
classical language
classical music
Guye district of Tangshan city 唐山市[táng shān shì], Hebei
Guye district of Tangshan city 唐山市[táng shān shì], Hebei
Palearctic realm
ancient history
Gujarat, state in west India
Gujarat, state in west India
ancient country
paleomagnetism
Gukeng or Kukeng township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan
Gukeng or Kukeng township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan
ancient city
Gucheng district of Lijiang city 麗江市|丽江市[lì jiāng shì], Yunnan
ancient castle
Guta district of Jinzhou city 錦州市|锦州市, Liaoning
Guta district of Jinzhou city 錦州市|锦州市, Liaoning
(archeology) burial complex
Tomb Raider (computer game)
Gucci (brand)
ancient character
former residence
Cuba
ancient Babylon
ancient Greece
Ancient Greek (language)
since ancient times
gangster
gulag (loanword)
the Classics
paleography
ancient civilization
Guwen Guanzhi, an anthology of essays written in Literary Chinese, compiled and edited by Wu Chucai and Wu Diaohou of Qing dynasty
cultural movement aspiring to study and emulate classic works, at different periods of history, esp. Tang and Song
Gustave Dore (1832-1883), French artist and sculptor
Gustav Stresemann (Chancellor and Foreign Minister during the Weimar Republic)
Palaeocene (geological epoch from 65m-55m years ago)
Palaeocene system (geology)
ancient prescription
former times
flavor of yesteryear
(literary) ancient times
antiquity
in ancient times
Kuching (city in Malaysia)
ancient book
outmoded
(botany) coca (source of cocaine)
coca plant (source of cocaine)
cocaine (loanword)
Guggenheim (name)
Guggenheim (name)
Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT, from 1926)
paleoclimatology
Gubo (a personal name)
Gulang county in Wuwei 武威[wǔ wēi], Gansu
Gulang county in Wuwei 武威[wǔ wēi], Gansu
Gurbantunggut Desert, northern Xinjiang
Eid al-Adha or Festival of the Sacrifice (Qurban), celebrated on the 10th day of the 12th month of the Islamic calendar
antique
António Guterres (1949-), secretary-general of the United Nations (2017-), prime minister of Portugal (1995-2002)
antique
antique store
guqin or qin, a long zither with seven strings, plucked with the fingers
Paleozoic, geological era 545-250m years ago, covering Cambrian 寒武紀|寒武纪, Ordovician 奧陶紀|奥陶纪, Silurian 志留紀|志留纪, Devonian 泥盆紀|泥盆纪, Carboniferous 石炭紀|石炭纪, Permian 二疊紀|二叠纪
paleo-organism
palaeontology
paleontologist; paleobiologist
Gutian county in Ningde 寧德|宁德[níng dé], Fujian
Gutian county in Ningde 寧德|宁德[níng dé], Fujian
Gutenberg (name)
Archaeoraptor (bird-like dinosaur)
antique ink slab
guzheng (large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from guqin 古琴[gǔ qín] during Tang and Song times)
ancient text
Gu county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[lín fén], Shanxi
ancient Rome
ancient meaning
sweet and sour pork
vertebrate paleontology
archaic
Gudong desert or Antiques desert at Han dynasty Yangguan pass 陽關|阳关[yáng guān], named after many Han dynasty archaeological discoveries
Gulin county in Luzhou 瀘州|泸州[lú zhōu], Sichuan
Gulin county in Luzhou 瀘州|泸州[lú zhōu], Sichuan
the Koran
ancient costume
costume drama
ancient teaching
Classical Chinese poem
ancient language
ancient proverb
Gounod (name)
ancient road
ancient capital
quaint
bronze color
(bird species of China) bronzed drongo (Dicrurus aeneus)
ancient Athens
weird
ancient (esp. pre-Qin) pronunciation of a Chinese character
a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry aka 古體詩|古体诗[gǔ tǐ shī]
Gucci (brand)
Project Gutenberg
a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry, relatively free in form, usually having four, five, six or seven characters per line
guru (loanword)
(onom.) the sound of a rolling object
Gu Long (1938-1985), Taiwanese wuxia novelist and screenwriter
prehistoric artifacts
historical sites and scenic spots
Nagoya, city in Japan
Hoboksar Mongol autonomous county or Qobuqsar Mongghul aptonom nahiyisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[tǎ chéng dì qū], Xinjiang
Dangla or Tanggula mountain range on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[qīng zàng gāo yuán]
Dangla or Tanggula Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Dangla or Tanggula Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Harqin Left Mongol autonomous county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[cháo yáng], Liaoning
Weichang Manchu and Mongol autonomous county in Chengde 承德[chéng dé], Hebei
Egyptology
Egyptologist
Outer Mongolia
immemorial
Archaeozoic (geological era before 2500m years ago)
Archaean (geological eon before 2500m years ago)
Butterfield and Swire (Hong Kong bank)
Augusta (place name: capital of Maine, city in Georgia etc)
Augustus (name)
to observe the present to study the past
nicotine (loanword)
Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang
crazy
in imitation of ancient style
Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877-1959), British economist
to revisit the past
to shine through the ages (idiom)
in former times
to turn back the clock
anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in 1904 under Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培
Dracula, novel by Bram Stoker
to recall the past
to emulate a classic
a work in a classic style
Syracuse, Sicily
neoclassical
neoclassicism
Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)