古 gu² {gǔ}

heritage

古 gu² {gǔ}

1. ancient
2. old
3. paleo-

古 gu² {Gǔ}

surname Gu

古典 gu² din² {gǔ diǎn}

vintage

古董 gu² dung² {gǔ dǒng}

one who is old and fragile (slang)

古訓〔-训〕 gu² fan³ {gǔ xùn}

motto; ancient maxim

古老 gu² lou⁵ {gǔ lǎo}

(adjective) Outdated

古雅 gu² ngaa⁵ {gǔ yǎ}

classic and elegant

古縮〔-缩〕 gu² suk¹ {gǔ suō}

(adjective) old-fashioned; conservative; introverted; reticent

古銅〔-铜〕 gu² tung⁴ {gǔ tóng}

tanned; old copper; bronze

古惑 gu² waak⁶ {gǔ huò}

1. tricky 2. cunning

古仔 gu² zai² {gǔ zǐ}

a story

古着 gu² zoek⁶ {gǔ zhe}

vintage clothing

古巴 gu² baa¹ {Gǔ bā}

Cuba

古板 gu² baan² {gǔ bǎn}

1. out-moded
2. old-fashioned
3. inflexible

古幣〔-币〕 gu² bai⁶ {gǔ bì}

old coin

古波 gu² bo¹ {Gǔ bō}

Gubo (a personal name)

古堡 gu² bou² {gǔ bǎo}

ancient castle

古馳〔-驰〕 gu² ci⁴ {Gǔ chí}

Gucci (brand)

古典 gu² din² {gǔ diǎn}

classical

古代 gu² doi⁶ {gǔ dài}

1. ancient times
2. olden times

古都 gu² dou¹ {gǔ dū}

ancient capital

古道 gu² dou⁶ {gǔ dào}

1. ancient road
2. precepts of the antiquity

古董 gu² dung² {gǔ dǒng}

1. curio
2. antique

古方 gu² fong¹ {gǔ fāng}

ancient prescription

古風〔-风〕 gu² fung¹ {gǔ fēng}

antiquity

古交 gu² gaau¹ {Gǔ jiāo}

Gujiao county level city in Taiyuan 太原, Shanxi

古今 gu² gam¹ {gǔ jīn}

1. then and now
2. ancient and modern

古舊〔-旧〕 gu² gau⁶ {gǔ jiù}

archaic

古怪 gu² gwaai³ {gǔ guài}

1. eccentric
2. grotesque
3. oddly
4. queer

古國〔-国〕 gu² gwok³ {gǔ guó}

ancient country

古坑 gu² haang¹ {Gǔ kēng}

Gukeng or Kukeng township in Yunlin county 雲林縣, Taiwan

古稀 gu² hei¹ {gǔ xī}

seventy years old

古音 gu² jam¹ {gǔ yīn}

1. ancient (esp. pre-Qin) pronunciation of a Chinese character
2. classical speech sounds

古人 gu² jan⁴ {gǔ rén}

1. people from ancient times
2. the ancients
3. the late (i.e. person who has passed away)

古冶 gu² je⁵ {Gǔ yě}

Guye district of Tangshan city 唐山市, Hebei

古義〔-义〕 gu² ji⁶ {gǔ yì}

1. ancient meaning
2. original or etymological meaning of a word

古諺〔-谚〕 gu² jin⁶ {gǔ yàn}

1. ancient proverb
2. old saying

古硯〔-砚〕 gu² jin⁶ {gǔ yàn}

1. antique ink slab
2. CL: 台

古語〔-语〕 gu² jyu⁵ {gǔ yǔ}

1. ancient language
2. old expression

古縣〔-县〕 gu² jyun⁶ {Gǔ xiàn}

Gu county in Linfen 臨汾, Shanxi

古琴 gu² kam⁴ {gǔ qín}

1. guqin, a long zither with 5 or 7 strings, plucked with a plectrum
2. the ancestor of the long zither family, dating back to pre-classical times (playing it was an essential accomplishment of a Confucian gentleman)

古奇 gu² kei⁴ {Gǔ qí}

Gucci (brand)

古藺〔-蔺〕 gu² leon⁶ {Gǔ lìn}

Gulin county in Luzhou 瀘州, Sichuan

古來〔-来〕 gu² loi⁴ {gǔ lái}

1. since ancient times
2. it has ever been the case that
3. see also 自古以來

古浪 gu² long⁶ {Gǔ làng}

Gulang county in Wuwei 武威, Gansu

古老 gu² lou⁵ {gǔ lǎo}

1. ancient
2. old
3. age-old

古魯〔-鲁〕 gu² lou⁵ {gǔ lǔ}

guru (loanword)

古龍〔-龙〕 gu² lung⁴ {Gǔ Lóng}

Gu Long (1938-1985), Taiwanese wuxia novelist and screenwriter

古文 gu² man⁴ {gǔ wén}

1. old language
2. the Classics
3. classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose
4. classical Chinese as a school subject

古物 gu² mat⁶ {gǔ wù}

antique

古墓 gu² mou⁶ {gǔ mù}

old tomb (archaeology)

古諾〔-诺〕 gu² nok⁶ {Gǔ nuò}

1. Gounod (name)
2. Charles Gounod (1818-1893), French musician and opera composer

古柯 gu² o¹ {gǔ kē}

(botany) coca (source of cocaine)

古樸〔-朴〕 gu² pok³ {gǔ pǔ}

simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc)

古剎〔-刹〕 gu² saat³ {gǔ chà}

old Buddhist temple

古詩〔-诗〕 gu² si¹ {gǔ shī}

1. old verse
2. classical Chinese poem

古史 gu² si² {gǔ shǐ}

ancient history

古時〔-时〕 gu² si⁴ {gǔ shí}

antiquity

古昔 gu² sik¹ {gǔ xī}

1. (literary) ancient times
2. in olden days

古城 gu² sing⁴ {gǔ chéng}

ancient city

古書〔-书〕 gu² syu¹ {gǔ shū}

1. ancient book
2. old book

古塔 gu² taap³ {Gǔ tǎ}

Guta district of Jinzhou city 錦州市, Liaoning

古田 gu² tin⁴ {Gǔ tián}

Gutian county in Ningde 寧德, Fujian

古玩 gu² wun⁶ {gǔ wán}

1. antique
2. curio

古宅 gu² zaak⁶ {gǔ zhái}

former residence

古箏〔-筝〕 gu² zaang¹ {gǔ zhēng}

1. zither or guzheng
2. large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from guqin 古琴 during Tang and Song times

古晉〔-晋〕 gu² zeon³ {Gǔ jìn}

Kuching (city in Malaysia)

古字 gu² zi⁶ {gǔ zì}

1. old character
2. archaic form of a Chinese character

古跡〔-迹〕 gu² zik¹ {gǔ jì}

1. places of historic interest
2. historical sites
3. CL: 個

古籍 gu² zik⁶ {gǔ jí}

1. ancient text
2. antique books

古丈 gu² zoeng⁶ {Gǔ zhàng}

Guzhang county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州

古裝〔-装〕 gu² zong¹ {gǔ zhuāng}

1. ancient costume
2. period costume (in movies etc)

古早 gu² zou² {gǔ zǎo}

1. (Taiwan) old times
2. former times

古巨基 gu² geoi⁶ gei¹ {gǔ jù jī}

Leo Koo Ku Kei, name of a singer and actor in Hong Kong

古月粉 gu² jyut⁶ fan² {gǔ yuè fěn}

white pepper (slang)

古龍水〔-龙-〕 gu² lung⁴ seoi² {Gǔ Lóng shuǐ}

cologne

古文字 gu² man⁴ zi⁶ {gǔ wén zì}

ancient and historical texts

古體詩〔-体诗〕 gu² tai² si¹ {gǔ tǐ shī}

Old/ ancient poetry, Classical Chinese poetry

古天樂〔--乐〕 gu² tin¹ lok⁶ {gǔ tiān lè}

Louis Koo Tin Lok, name of an actor in Hong Kong

古玩鋪〔--铺〕 gu² wun² pou² {gǔ wán pù}

antique shops

古裝片〔-装-〕 gu² zong¹ pin² {gǔ zhuāng piàn}

traditional Chinese costume drama

古北界 gu² bak¹ gaai³ {gǔ běi jiè}

northern Eurasia (in geography)

古縴道〔-纤-〕 gu² cim¹ dou⁶ {Gǔ Qiàn dào}

Old Towpath along the Grand Canal in Zhejiang Province

古登堡 gu² dang¹ bou² {Gǔ dēng bǎo}

1. Gutenberg (name)
2. Johannes Gutenberg (c. 1400-1468), inventor in Europe of the printing press
3. Beno Gutenberg (1889-1960), German-born US seismologist, coinventor of the Richter magnitude scale

古地磁 gu² dei⁶ ci⁴ {gǔ dì cí}

paleomagnetism

古典樂〔--乐〕 gu² din² ngok⁶ {gǔ diǎn yuè}

classical music (mainly Western)

古典派 gu² din² paai³ {gǔ diǎn pài}

classicists

古代史 gu² doi⁶ si² {gǔ dài shǐ}

ancient history

古盜鳥〔-盗鸟〕 gu² dou⁶ niu⁵ {gǔ dào niǎo}

Archaeoraptor (bird-like dinosaur)

古董灘〔--滩〕 gu² dung² taan¹ {Gǔ dǒng tān}

Gudong desert or Antiques desert at Han dynasty Yangguan pass 陽關, named after many Han dynasty archaeological discoveries

古交市 gu² gaau¹ si⁵ {Gǔ jiāo shì}

Gujiao county level city in Taiyuan 太原, Shanxi

古根罕 gu² gan¹ hon² {Gǔ gēn hǎn}

Guggenheim (name)

古坑鄉〔--乡〕 gu² haang¹ hoeng¹ {Gǔ kēng xiāng}

Gukeng or Kukeng township in Yunlin county 雲林縣, Taiwan

古希臘〔--腊〕 gu² hei¹ laap⁶ {gǔ Xī là}

ancient Greece

古人類〔--类〕 gu² jan⁴ leoi⁶ {gǔ rén lèi}

ancient hominid species such as Homo erectus, Neanderthal man etc

古冶區〔--区〕 gu² je⁵ keoi¹ {Gǔ yě qū}

Guye district of Tangshan city 唐山市, Hebei

古拉格 gu² laai¹ gaak³ {gǔ lā gé}

gulag

古蘭經〔-兰经〕 gu² laan⁴ ging¹ {Gǔ lán jīng}

1. Koran (Islamic scripture)
2. Quran

古藺縣〔-蔺县〕 gu² leon⁶ jyun⁶ {Gǔ lìn xiàn}

Gulin county in Luzhou 瀘州, Sichuan

古羅馬〔-罗马〕 gu² lo⁴ maa⁵ {gǔ Luó mǎ}

ancient Rome

古浪縣〔--县〕 gu² long⁶ jyun⁶ {Gǔ làng xiàn}

Gulang county in Wuwei 武威, Gansu

古魯魯〔-鲁鲁〕 gu² lou⁵ lou⁵ {gǔ lǔ lǔ}

(onom.) the sound of a rolling object

古文明 gu² man⁴ ming⁴ {gǔ wén míng}

ancient civilization

古雅典 gu² ngaa⁵ din² {gǔ Yǎ diǎn}

ancient Athens

古柯鹼〔--碱〕 gu² o¹ gaan² {gǔ kē jiǎn}

1. cocaine (loanword)
2. also written 可卡因

古柯樹〔--树〕 gu² o¹ syu⁶ {gǔ kē shù}

coca plant (source of cocaine)

古新世 gu² san¹ sai³ {Gǔ xīn shì}

Palaeocene (geological epoch from 65m-55m years ago)

古新統〔--统〕 gu² san¹ tung² {gǔ xīn tǒng}

Palaeocene system (geology)

古生代 gu² sang¹ doi⁶ {Gǔ shēng dài}

Paleozoic, geological era 545-250m years ago, covering Cambrian 寒武紀, Ordovician 奧陶紀, Silurian 志留紀, Devonian 泥盆紀, Carboniferous 石炭紀, Permian 二疊紀

古生物 gu² sang¹ mat⁶ {gǔ shēng wù}

paleo-organism

古時候〔-时-〕 gu² si⁴ hau⁶ {gǔ shí hou}

1. in ancient times
2. in olden days

古城區〔--区〕 gu² sing⁴ keoi¹ {Gǔ chéng qū}

1. Old town district
2. Gucheng district of Lijiang city 麗江市, Yunnan

古塔區〔--区〕 gu² taap³ keoi¹ {Gǔ tǎ qū}

Guta district of Jinzhou city 錦州市, Liaoning

古田縣〔--县〕 gu² tin⁴ jyun⁶ {Gǔ tián xiàn}

Gutian county in Ningde 寧德, Fujian

古銅色〔-铜-〕 gu² tung⁴ sik¹ {gǔ tóng sè}

bronze color

古惑仔 gu² waak⁶ zai² {gǔ huò zǎi}

1. gangster
2. hooligan
3. problem youth
4. at-risk youth

古玩店 gu² wun⁶ dim³ {gǔ wán diàn}

antique store

古丈縣〔--县〕 gu² zoeng⁶ jyun⁶ {Gǔ zhàng xiàn}

Guzhang county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州

古裝劇〔-装剧〕 gu² zong¹ kek⁶ {gǔ zhuāng jù}

costume drama

古典主義〔---义〕 gu² din² zyu² ji⁶ {gǔ diǎn zhǔ yì}

classicalism

古老石山 gu² lou⁵ sek⁶ saan¹ {gǔ lǎo shí shān}

an idiom to describe a person, who is very stubborn, very fixed in his or her own way to doing things and hardly listens to anyone else

古井無波〔--无-〕 gu² zeng² mou⁴ bo¹ {gǔ jǐng wú bō}

feeling calm and peaceful, untouched by the external things/ outside world; impervious to desires and passions

古巴比倫〔---伦〕 gu² baa¹ bei² leon⁴ {gǔ Bā bǐ lún}

ancient Babylon

古典音樂〔---乐〕 gu² din² jam¹ ngok⁶ {gǔ diǎn yīn yuè}

classical music

古典語言〔--语-〕 gu² din² jyu⁵ jin⁴ {gǔ diǎn yǔ yán}

classical language

古典文學〔---学〕 gu² din² man⁴ hok⁶ {gǔ diǎn wén xué}

classical literature

古今小說〔---说〕 gu² gam¹ siu² syut³ {Gǔ jīn Xiǎo shuō}

Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍, collection of late Ming baihua 白話 tales published in 1620

古今中外 gu² gam¹ zung¹ ngoi⁶ {gǔ jīn zhōng wài}

at all times and in all places (idiom)

古根海姆 gu² gan¹ hoi² mou⁵ {Gǔ gēn hǎi mǔ}

Guggenheim (name)

古吉拉特 gu² gat¹ laai¹ dak⁶ {Gǔ jí lā tè}

Gujarat, state in west India

古傑拉爾〔-杰-尔〕 gu² git⁶ laai¹ ji⁵ {Gǔ jié lā ěr}

1. Gujral (name)
2. Inder Kumar Gujral (1919-), Indian Janata politician, prime minister 1997-1998

古希臘語〔--腊语〕 gu² hei¹ laap⁶ jyu⁵ {Gǔ Xī là yǔ}

Ancient Greek (language)

古氣候學〔-气-学〕 gu² hei³ hau⁶ hok⁶ {gǔ qì hòu xué}

paleoclimatology

古爾邦節〔-尔-节〕 gu² ji⁵ bong¹ zit³ {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

古里古怪 gu² lei⁵ gu² gwaai³ {gǔ lǐ gǔ guài}

1. quaint
2. odd and picturesque
3. weird and wonderful

古靈精怪〔-灵--〕 gu² ling⁴ zing¹ gwaai³ {gǔ líng jīng guài}

1. weird
2. bizarre

古文觀止〔--观-〕 gu² man⁴ gun¹ zi² {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

古文運動〔--运动〕 gu² man⁴ wan⁶ dung⁶ {gǔ wén yùn dòng}

cultural movement aspiring to study and emulate classic works, at different periods of history, esp. Tang and Song

古文字學〔---学〕 gu² man⁴ zi⁶ hok⁶ {gǔ wén zì xué}

paleography

古墓麗影〔--丽-〕 gu² mou⁶ lai⁶ jing² {Gǔ mù Lì yǐng}

Tomb Raider (computer game)

古墓葬群 gu² mou⁶ zong³ kwan⁴ {gǔ mù zàng qún}

(archeology) burial complex

古生物學〔---学〕 gu² sang¹ mat⁶ hok⁶ {gǔ shēng wù xué}

palaeontology

古色古香 gu² sik¹ gu² hoeng¹ {gǔ sè gǔ xiāng}

interesting and appealing (of old locations, objects etc)

古往今來〔---来〕 gu² wong⁵ gam¹ loi⁴ {gǔ wǎng jīn lái}

1. since ancient times
2. since times immemorial

古老當時興〔--当时兴〕 gu² lou⁵ dong³ si⁴ hing¹ {gǔ lǎo dāng shí xīng}

when old-fashioned becomes trendy again

古老十八代 gu² lou⁵ sap⁶ baat³ doi⁶ {gǔ lǎo shí bā dài}

very old; ancient

古巴共產黨〔---产党〕 gu² baa¹ gung⁶ caan² dong² {Gǔ bā Gòng chǎn dǎng}

Communist Party of Cuba

古吉拉特邦 gu² gat¹ laai¹ dak⁶ bong¹ {Gǔ jí lā tè bāng}

Gujarat, state in west India

古傑拉特邦〔-杰---〕 gu² git⁶ laai¹ dak⁶ bong¹ {Gǔ jié lā tè bāng}

Gujarat, Indian state

古生物學家〔---学-〕 gu² sang¹ mat⁶ hok⁶ gaa¹ {gǔ shēng wù xué jiā}

1. palaeontologist
2. paleobiologist

古騰堡計劃〔-腾-计划〕 gu² tang⁴ bou² gai³ waak⁶ {Gǔ téng bǎo Jì huà}

Project Gutenberg

古銅色卷尾〔-铜---〕 gu² tung⁴ sik¹ gyun² mei⁵ {gǔ tóng sè juǎn wěi}

(Chinese bird species) bronzed drongo (Dicrurus aeneus)

古脊椎動物學〔---动-学〕 gu² zek³ zeoi¹ dung⁶ mat⁶ hok⁶ {gǔ jǐ zhuī dòng wù xué}

vertebrate paleontology

古爾班通古特沙漠〔-尔------〕 gu² ji⁵ baan¹ tung¹ gu² dak⁶ saa¹ mok⁶ {Gǔ ěr bān tōng gǔ tè Shā mò}

Gurbantunggut Desert, northern Xinjiang

古根罕噴氣推進研究中心〔---喷气-进----〕 gu² gan¹ hon² pan³ hei³ teoi¹ zeon³ jin⁴ gau³ zung¹ sam¹ {Gǔ gēn hǎn Pēn qì Tuī jìn Yán jiū Zhōng xīn}

1. Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT, from 1926)
2. Guggenheim Jet Propulsion Center (from 1943)