古昔 gǔ xī ㄍㄨˇ ㄒㄧ gu2 sik1
- (literary) ancient times
- in olden days
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古
- 古人 gǔ rén ㄍㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ gu2 jan4 people of ancient times
- 古代 gǔ dài ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ gu2 doi6 ancient times
- 古典 gǔ diǎn ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ gu2 din2 classical
- 古怪 gǔ guài ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ gu2 gwaai3 strange
- 古朴 古樸 gǔ pǔ ㄍㄨˇ ㄆㄨˇ gu2 pok3 simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc)
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- 古物 gǔ wù ㄍㄨˇ ㄨˋ gu2 mat6 antique
- 古籍 gǔ jí ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧˊ gu2 zik6 ancient text
- 古老 gǔ lǎo ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄠˇ gu2 lou5 ancient
- 古董 gǔ dǒng ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄥˇ gu2 dung2 curio
- 古迹 古蹟 gǔ jì ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧˋ place of historic interest; historical site
- 考古 kǎo gǔ ㄎㄠˇ ㄍㄨˇ haau2 gu2 archaeology
- 前无古人 前無古人 qián wú gǔ rén ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ cin4 mou4 gu2 jan4 (idiom) unprecedented
- 古今中外 gǔ jīn zhōng wài ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ gu2 gam1 zung1 ngoi6 at all times and in all places (idiom)
- 万古长青 萬古長青 wàn gǔ cháng qīng ㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄥ maan6 gu2 coeng4 cing1 (idiom) enduring through the ages; ever-flourishing
- 上古 shàng gǔ ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄨˇ soeng6 gu2 the distant past
- 中古 Zhōng Gǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨˇ zung1 gu2 Sino-Cuban
- 中古 zhōng gǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨˇ zung1 gu2 medieval
- 亘古 亙古 gèn gǔ ㄍㄣˋ ㄍㄨˇ gang2 gu2 throughout time
- 仿古 fǎng gǔ ㄈㄤˇ ㄍㄨˇ fong2 gu2 pseudo-classical
- 作古 zuò gǔ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨˇ zok3 gu2 to die
昔
- 昔日 xī rì ㄒㄧ ㄖˋ sik1 jat6 former days
- 今昔 jīn xī ㄐㄧㄣ ㄒㄧ gam1 sik1 past and present
- 奶昔 nǎi xī ㄋㄞˇ ㄒㄧ naai5 sik1 milkshake (Note: 昔 is loaned from English "shake" via Cantonese 昔, pr. sik1)
- 宿昔 sù xī ㄙㄨˋ ㄒㄧ suk1 sik1 formerly
- 往昔 wǎng xī ㄨㄤˇ ㄒㄧ wong5 sik1 the past
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- 昔年 xī nián ㄒㄧ ㄋㄧㄢˊ sik1 nin4 former years
- 昔阳 昔陽 Xī yáng ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˊ sik1 joeng4 see 昔阳县
- 果昔 guǒ xī ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧ gwo2 sik1 (Tw) smoothie
- 昔阳县 昔陽縣 Xī yáng Xiàn ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ sik1 joeng4 jyun6 Xiyang, a county in Jinzhong City 晋中市, Shanxi
- 今不如昔 jīn bù rú xī ㄐㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧ gam1 bat1 jyu4 sik1 things are not as good as they used to be
- 今非昔比 jīn fēi xī bǐ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄈㄟ ㄒㄧ ㄅㄧˇ gam1 fei1 sik1 bei2 (idiom) things are very different now; times have changed
- 修昔底德 Xiū xī dǐ dé ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧ ㄉㄧˇ ㄉㄜˊ sau1 sik1 dai2 dak1 Thucydides (c. 455–c. 400 BC), Greek historian and author of History of the Peloponnesian War
- 美洛昔康 měi luò xī kāng ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧ ㄎㄤ mei5 lok6 sik1 hong1 meloxicam (anti-inflammatory drug)
- 阿昔洛韦 阿昔洛韋 ā xī luò wéi ㄚ ㄒㄧ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˊ aa3 sik1 lok6 wai4 aciclovir (also spelled acyclovir), antiviral drug
Idioms with these characters
- 彪炳千古 biāo bǐng qiān gǔ ㄅㄧㄠ ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄍㄨˇ biu1 bing2 cin1 gu2 to shine through the ages (idiom)
- 亘古不变 亙古不變 gèn gǔ bù biàn ㄍㄣˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ gang2 gu2 bat1 bin3 unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
- 贵古贱今 貴古賤今 guì gǔ jiàn jīn ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣ gwai3 gu2 zin6 gam1 to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
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- 古井无波 古井無波 gǔ jǐng wú bō ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄨˊ ㄅㄛ gu2 zeng2 mou4 bo1 (idiom) calm and collected; unaffected by external influences
- 古今中外 gǔ jīn zhōng wài ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ gu2 gam1 zung1 ngoi6 at all times and in all places (idiom)
- 古灵精怪 古靈精怪 gǔ líng jīng guài ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄞˋ gu2 ling4 zing1 gwaai3 (idiom) mischievously clever; whimsically quirky
- 厚古薄今 hòu gǔ bó jīn ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄣ hau5 gu2 bok6 gam1 to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
- 借古讽今 借古諷今 jiè gǔ fěng jīn ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄈㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ze3 gu2 fung3 gam1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
- 稽古振今 jī gǔ zhèn jīn ㄐㄧ ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ kai1 gu2 zan3 gam1 studying the old to promote the new (idiom)
- 旷古未闻 曠古未聞 kuàng gǔ wèi wén ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄣˊ kwong3 gu2 mei6 man4 never before in the whole of history (idiom)