Nèi měng gǔ
Inner Mongolia
abbr. for 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4 meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1], Inner Mongolia autonomous region
gǔ dài
ancient times
olden times
gǔ jì
places of historic interest
historical sites
CL:個|个[ge4]
gǔ lái
since ancient times
it has ever been the case that
see also 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]
zhōng gǔ
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
gǔ wén
old language
the Classics
classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose
classical Chinese as a school subject
gǔ jí
ancient text
antique books
gǔ jì
variant of 古跡|古迹, place of historic interest
historical site
gǔ sè gǔ xiāng
interesting and appealing (of old locations, objects etc)
gǔ pǔ
simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc)
jī gǔ
to learn from the ancients
to study the classic texts
Gǔ tián
Gutian county in Ningde 寧德|宁德[Ning2 de2], Fujian
zì gǔ
(since) ancient times
(from) time immemorial
qiān gǔ
for all eternity
throughout all ages
gǔ wǎng jīn lái
since ancient times
since times immemorial
gǔ rén
people from ancient times
the ancients
the late (i.e. person who has passed away)
gèn gǔ
throughout time
from ancient times (up to the present)
fǎng gǔ
pseudo-classical
modeled on antique
in the old style
gǔ dào
ancient road
precepts of the antiquity
gǔ yǔ
ancient language
old expression
zhū gǔ lì
chocolate (loanword)
CL:塊|块[kuai4]
gǔ shī
old verse
classical Chinese poem
gǔ guài
eccentric
grotesque
oddly
queer
gǔ jīn
then and now
ancient and modern
gǔ qín
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)
Pán gǔ
Pangu (creator of the universe in Chinese mythology)
Bó gǔ
Bo Gu (1907-1946), Soviet trained Chinese communist, journalist and propagandist, 1930s left adventurist, subsequently rehabilitated, killed in air crash
shàng gǔ
the distant past
ancient times
antiquity
early historical times
gǔ zhēng
zither or guzheng
large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] during Tang and Song times
fù gǔ
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)
Nèi měng gǔ zì zhì qū
Inner Mongolia autonomous region, abbr. 内蒙古, capital Hohhot 呼和浩特市
míng shèng gǔ jì
historical sites and scenic spots
huái gǔ
to recall the past
to cherish the memory of past events
to reminisce
nostalgic
xī qí gǔ guài
crazy
bizarre
weird
fantastic
strange
gǔ jīn zhōng wài
at all times and in all places (idiom)
gǔ mù lì yǐng
Tomb Raider (computer game)
Měng gǔ zú
Mongol ethnic group of north China and Inner Mongolia
Lì jiāng gǔ chéng
Lijiang old town (in Yunnan)
gǔ bǎn
outmoded
old-fashioned
inflexible
gǔ shí hou
in ancient times
in olden days
Gǔ Lóng
Gu Long (1938-1985), Taiwanese wuxia novelist and screenwriter
Nèi měng gǔ Dà xué
Inner Mongolia University
gǔ huò zǎi
gangster
hooligan
problem youth
at-risk youth
Chá mǎ gǔ dào
old tea-horse road or southern Silk Road, dating back to 6th century, from Tibet and Sichuan through Yunnan and Southeast Asia, reaching to Bhutan, Sikkim, India and beyond
Gǔ tǎ
Guta district of Jinzhou city 錦州市|锦州市, Liaoning
Gǔ kēng
Gukeng or Kukeng township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
gǔ rén lèi
ancient hominid species such as Homo erectus, Neanderthal man etc
gǔ yì
ancient meaning
original or etymological meaning of a word
gǔ lán jīng
Koran (Islamic scripture)
Quran
Táng gǔ lā
Dangla or Tanggula mountain range on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qing1 Zang4 gao1 yuan2]
Gǔ shēng dài
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
Gǔ lìn
Gulin county in Luzhou 瀘州|泸州[Lu2 zhou1], Sichuan
Bā yīn guō léng Měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu
Bayin'guoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture of Xinjiang
Gǔ xiàn
Gu county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi
Gǔ jiāo
Gujiao county level city in Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2], Shanxi
Gǔ chéng qū
Old town district
Gucheng district of Lijiang city 麗江市|丽江市[Li4 jiang1 shi4], Yunnan
qián wú gǔ rén hòu wú lái zhě
to surpass all others of its kind before and since
to have neither predecessors nor successors
É ěr gǔ nà
Ergun county level city, Mongolian Ergüne xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia
Gǔ làng
Gulang county in Wuwei 武威[Wu3 wei1], Gansu
shī gǔ
following the ways of old
in imitation of ancient style
Hóng gǔ
Honggu District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[Lan2 zhou1 Shi4], Gansu
fǎng gǔ
to search for ancient relics
Gǔ tián xiàn
Gutian county in Ningde 寧德|宁德[Ning2 de2], Fujian
gǔ diǎn yuè
classical music (mainly Western)
Gǔ zhàng
Guzhang county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
Gǔ yě
Guye district of Tangshan city 唐山市[Tang2 shan1 shi4], Hebei
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
Bó ěr tǎ lā Měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu
Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang
Gǔ jìn
Kuching (city in Malaysia)
Táng gǔ lā shān
Dangla or Tanggula mountain range on the Qinhai-Tibet plateau
bó gǔ tōng jīn
conversant with things past and present
erudite and informed
gǔ ěr bāng jié
Eid al-Azha festival of sacrifice on tenth of twelfth month of Muslim lunar calendar
kuàng gǔ
since the dawn of time
from the year dot
gǔ zì
old character
archaic form of a Chinese character
Dé gǔ lā
Dracula, novel by Bram Stoker
Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia (1431-1476), nicknamed Vlad the Impaler or Dracula
Hǎi xī Měng gǔ zú Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu
Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: Mtsho-nub Sog-rigs dang Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) in Qinghai
Gǔ kēng xiāng
Gukeng or Kukeng township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
gǔ kē
(botany) coca (source of cocaine)
Gǔ jiāo shì
Gujiao county level city in Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2], Shanxi
Yuán gǔ dài
Proterozoic (geological era 2500-540m years ago)
gǔ shēng wù xué jiā
palaeontologist
paleobiologist
Gǔ lìn xiàn
Gulin county in Luzhou 瀘州|泸州[Lu2 zhou1], Sichuan
qiān gǔ zuì rén
sb condemned by history (idiom)
Hóng gǔ qū
Honggu district of Lanzhou city 蘭州市|兰州市[Lán zhōu shì], Gansu
wǎng gǔ
in former times
in olden days
xī qí gǔ guài
crazy
bizarre
weird
fantastic
strange
jìn gǔ
near ancient history (often taken to mean Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing times)
Gǔ yě qū
Guye district of Tangshan city 唐山市[Tang2 shan1 shi4], Hebei
Gǔ zhàng xiàn
Guzhang county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
Gǔ làng xiàn
Gulang county in Wuwei 武威[Wu3 wei1], Gansu
Gǔ nuò
Gounod (name)
Charles Gounod (1818-1893), French musician and opera composer
zhèn gǔ shuò jīn
shaking the old and illuminating the new (idiom); surpassing the ancients and dazzling contemporaries
glorious and world-shattering
Tài gǔ dài
Archaeozoic (geological era before 2500m years ago)
nì gǔ
stick-in-the-mud
to stick to old ways
stubbornly conservative
wàn gǔ cháng qīng
remain fresh
last forever
eternal
gǔ yàn
antique ink slab
CL:台[tai2]
gǔ wén yùn dòng
cultural movement aspiring to study and emulate classic works, at different periods of history, esp. Tang and Song
É ěr gǔ nà hé
Argun River of Mongolia and Heilongjiang province, tributary of Heilongjiang River 黑龍江|黑龙江
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
É ěr gǔ nà shì
Ergun county level city, Mongolian Ergüne xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia
Zhōng guó gǔ dài sì dà měi nǚ
Four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xi Shi 西施, Wang Zhaojun 王昭君, Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉 and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环 or Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃
Gǔ jí lā tè
Gujarat, state in west India
Měng gǔ rén mín gòng hé guó
People's Republic of Mongolia (from 1924)
Fù xīn Měng gǔ zú Zì zhì xiàn
Fuxin Mongol autonomous county in Fuxin 阜新, Liaoning
Shèng Ào gǔ sī dīng
St Augustine
Aurelius Augustinus (354-430), theologian and Christian philosopher
Sankt Augustin, suburb of Beuel, Bonn, Germany
nǐ gǔ
to emulate a classic
to work in the style of a classic (author)
Gǔ tǎ qū
Guta district of Jinzhou city 錦州市|锦州市, Liaoning
Dù ěr bó tè Měng gǔ zú zì zhì xiàn
Dorbod Mongol autonomous county in Daqing 大慶|大庆[Da4 qing4], Heilongjiang
Yìn gǔ shí
Ingushetia region of Russia North of the Caucasus
gèn gǔ wèi yǒu
unprecedented
never seen since ancient times
Wéi chǎng Mǎn zú Měng gǔ zú zì zhì xiàn
Weichang Manchu and Mongol autonomous county in Chengde 承德[Cheng2 de2], Hebei
diào gǔ
to revisit the past
to commemorate
Táng gǔ lā shān mài
Dangla or Tanggula mountain range on the Qinhai-Tibet plateau
gǔ yàn
ancient proverb
old saying
gǔ lǐ gǔ guài
quaint
odd and picturesque
weird and wonderful
Qián guō ěr Luó sī Měng gǔ zú zì zhì xiàn
Qian Gorlos Mongol autonomous county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin
jiè gǔ yù jīn
to borrow the past as a model for the present
Tài gǔ zhòu
Archaean (geological eon before 2500m years ago)
zhōng gǔ Hàn yǔ
Middle Chinese (linguistics)
Hé bù kè sài ěr Měng gǔ zì zhì xiàn
Hoboksar Mongol autonomous county or Qobuqsar Mongghul aptonom nahiyisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[Ta3 cheng2 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
Yuán gǔ zhòu
pre-Cambrian (geological eon 2500-645m)
Gǔ jí lā tè bāng
Gujarat, state in west India
gǔ kē jiǎn
cocaine (loanword)
also written 可卡因[ke3 ka3 yin1]
Gǔ jīn xiǎo shuō
Tales old and new by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙, collection of late Ming baihua 白話|白话 tales
jīn gǔ wén
former Han dynasty study or rewriting of classical texts such as the Confucian six classics 六經|六经
Pán gǔ shì
Pangu (creator of the universe in Chinese mythology)
Gǔ xīn shì
Palaeocene (geological epoch from 65m-55m years ago)
Kā lā qìn zuǒ yì Měng gǔ zú zì zhì xiàn
Harqin Left Mongol autonomous county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳, Liaoning
Sù běi Měng gǔ zú Zì zhì xiàn
Subei Mongol autonomous county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
gǔ běi jiè
northern Eurasia (in geography)
Gǔ dēng bǎo
Gutenberg (name)
Johannes Gutenberg (c. 1400-1468), inventor in Europe of the printing press
Beno Gutenberg (1889-1960), German-born US seismologist, coinventor of the Richter magnitude scale
Tè gǔ xī jiā ěr bā
Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras
gǔ dào niǎo
Archaeoraptor (bird-like dinosaur)
Wǎ jiā dù gǔ
Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso
Xù lā gǔ
Syracuse, Sicily
also written 錫拉庫薩|锡拉库萨[Xi1 la1 ku4 sa4]
Hé nán Méng gǔ zú zì zhì xiàn
He'nan Mengguzu autonomous county in Qinghai
in Huangnan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 黃南藏族自治州|黄南藏族自治州[Huang2 nan2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
gǔ mù zàng qún
(archeology) burial complex
Míng gǔ lǔ
Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)
Wū lún gǔ hé
Ulungur River in Xinjiang
nì gǔ bù huà
conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)
kuàng gǔ wèi yǒu
never before in the whole of history (idiom)
unprecedented
Tài gǔ yáng háng
Butterfield and Swire (Hong Kong banking giant)
tì gǔ rén dān yōu
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
biāo bǐng qiān gǔ
to shine through the ages (idiom)
qiān gǔ yí hèn
to have eternal regrets (idiom)
É ěr gǔ nà yòu qí
former Ergun Right banner, now in Ergun county level city, Mongolian Ergüne xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia
liú fāng qiān gǔ
a good reputation to last down the generations
gǔ xīn tǒng
Palaeocene system (geology)
Táng gǔ lā fēng
Dangla or Tanggula mountain on the Qinhai-Tibet plateau
Nà gǔ wū
Nagoya, city in Japan (old spelling)
Fǎ mǎ gǔ sī tǎ
Famagusta (Ammochostos), Cyprus
rú gǔ hán jīn
to take in (old and new experiences and sorrows)
kuàng gǔ wèi wén
never before in the whole of history (idiom)
unprecedented
also written 曠古未有|旷古未有
gǔ sī tǎ fū · duō léi
Gustave Dore (1832-1883), French artist and sculptor
shǐ qián gǔ qì wù
prehistoric artifacts
ancient artifacts
guì gǔ jiàn jīn
to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
É ěr gǔ nà zuǒ qí
former Ergun Left banner, now in Ergun county level city, Mongolian Ergüne xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia
jiāng jīn lùn gǔ
to observe the present to study the past
Gǔ dǒng tān
Gudong desert or Antiques desert at Han dynasty Yangguan pass 陽關|阳关[Yang2 guan1], named after many Han dynasty archaeological discoveries
gǔ kē shù
coca plant (source of cocaine)
nǐ gǔ zhī zuò
a work in a classic style
a pastiche
Bā yīn guō lèng Měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu
Bayin'guoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture of Xinjiang
sī chóu gǔ lù
the ancient Silk Road
see also 絲綢之路|丝绸之路[sī chóu zhī lù]
gèn gǔ tōng jīn
from ancient times up to now
throughout history
gǔ fēng suì
ancient fire beacon towers (archaeological sites in Xinjiang)
fù gǔ huì
anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in 1904 under Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培
same as 光復會|光复会
wàn gǔ cháng xīn
to remain forever new (idiom)
Gǔ jié lā ěr
Gujral (name)
Inder Kumar Gujral (1919-), Indian Janata politician, prime minister 1997-1998
tì gǔ rén dān yōu
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
Lún tái gǔ chéng
ruins of Luntai city, archaeological site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
Liáo níng gǔ dào niǎo
Archaeoraptor liaoningensis (bird-like dinosaur found in Liaoning province)
Míng gǔ lǔ shì
Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)
jī gǔ zhèn jīn
studying the old to promote the new (idiom)
yí fàn gǔ jīn
to leave an example for all generations
shì jiè xìng gǔ lǎo wèn tí
a problem as old as the world itself
Gǔ gēn hǎn pēn pèn qì tuī jìn yán jiū zhōng xīn
Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT, from 1926)
Guggenheim jet propulsion center (from 1943)
Wū lún gǔ Hé
Ulungur River in Xinjiang
Dé gǔ xī jiā bā
Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras (Tw)
Bì gǔ
Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877-1959), British economist
Bā yīn guō léng Měng gǔ Zì zhì zhōu
Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang
Ní gǔ xī yà
Nicosia, capital of Cyprus (Tw)
Ào gǔ sī tǎ
Augusta, capital of Maine
Tài gǔ Yáng háng
Butterfield and Swire (Hong Kong bank)
gǔ lǔ lǔ
(onom.) the sound of a rolling object
Hóng gǔ Qū
Honggu District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[Lan2 zhou1 Shi4], Gansu
Sī chóu Gǔ lù
the ancient Silk Road
see also 絲綢之路|丝绸之路[Si1 chou2 zhi1 Lu4]
Fèng huáng Gǔ chéng
Fenghuang Ancient Town, in Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan, added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2008 in the Cultural category
shí gǔ bù huà
to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom)
to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject
É ěr gǔ nà Hé
Argun River of Mongolia and Heilongjiang province, tributary of Heilongjiang River 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
Mài dù gǔ lǐ
Maiduguri, city in north Nigeria
tán gǔ lùn jīn
to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom)
to chat freely
to discuss everything
Méng gǔ bǎi líng
(bird species of China) Mongolian lark (Melanocorypha mongolica)
měng gǔ shā héng
(bird species of China) lesser sand plover (Charadrius mongolus)
Méng gǔ shā què
(bird species of China) Mongolian finch (Bucanetes mongolicus)
Měng gǔ dài fu
(coll.) quack (doctor)
charlatan
Měng gǔ Rén mín Gòng hé guó
People's Republic of Mongolia (from 1924)
lǎo gǔ bǎn
overly conservative
old-fashioned
old fogey
a square
gǔ yīn
ancient (esp. pre-Qin) pronunciation of a Chinese character
classical speech sounds
gǔ tóng sè juǎn wěi
(bird species of China) bronzed drongo (Dicrurus aeneus)
Gǔ mù Lì yǐng
Tomb Raider (computer game)
Gǔ jīn Xiǎo shuō
Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙[Feng2 Meng4 long2], collection of late Ming baihua 白話|白话[bai2 hua4] tales published in 1620
hòu gǔ bó jīn
to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
Bó Gǔ
Bo Gu (1907-1946), Soviet-trained Chinese Communist, journalist and propagandist, 1930s Left adventurist, subsequently rehabilitated, killed in air crash
Nèi měng gǔ Zì zhì qū
Inner Mongolia autonomous region, abbr. 內蒙古|内蒙古[Nei4 meng3 gu3], capital Hohhot 呼和浩特市[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4 Shi4]
gèn gǔ bù biàn
unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
unalterable
unvarying
monotonous
shàng gǔ Hàn yǔ
Old Chinese (linguistics)
Gǔ wén Guān zhǐ
Guwen Guanzhi, an anthology of essays written in Literary Chinese, compiled and edited by Wu Chucai and Wu Diaohou of Qing dynasty
Gǔ sī tǎ fū · Duō léi
Gustave Dore (1832-1883), French artist and sculptor
gǔ xùn
old adage
ancient teaching
gǔ zhuāng
ancient costume
period costume (in movies etc)
Gǔ lán jīng
Koran (Islamic scripture)
Quran
Gǔ Qiàn dào
Old Towpath along the Grand Canal in Zhejiang Province
Gǔ ěr bāng jié
Eid al-Adha or Festival of the Sacrifice (Qurban), celebrated on the 10th day of the 12th month of the Islamic calendar
Gǔ ěr bān tōng gǔ tè Shā mò
Gurbantunggut Desert, northern Xinjiang
gǔ xī
(literary) ancient times
in olden days
gǔ zǎo
(Taiwan) old times
former times
Gǔ sī tǎ fū · Shī tè léi zé màn
Gustav Stresemann (Chancellor and Foreign Minister during the Weimar Republic)
yī gǔ nǎo r
variant of 一股腦兒|一股脑儿[yi1 gu3 nao3 r5]