1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
亘古不变
gèn gǔ bù biàn
1 unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
2 unalterable
3 unvarying
4 monotonous
人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
1 the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
前不见古人,后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě
1 unique
2 unprecedented (idiom)
千古罪人
qiān gǔ zuì rén
1 sb condemned by history (idiom)
千古遗恨
qiān gǔ yí hèn
1 to have eternal regrets (idiom)
厚古薄今
hòu gǔ bó jīn
1 to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
古今中外
gǔ jīn zhōng wài
1 at all times and in all places (idiom)
彪炳千古
biāo bǐng qiān gǔ
1 to shine through the ages (idiom)
旷古未有
kuàng gǔ wèi yǒu
1 never before in the whole of history (idiom)
2 unprecedented
旷古未闻
kuàng gǔ wèi wén
1 never before in the whole of history (idiom)
2 unprecedented
3 also written 曠古未有|旷古未有
替古人担忧
tì gǔ rén dān yōu
1 to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
2 crying over spilt milk
3 often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
替古人耽忧
tì gǔ rén dān yōu
1 to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
2 crying over spilt milk
3 often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
泥古不化
nì gǔ bù huà
1 conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)
稽古振今
jī gǔ zhèn jīn
1 studying the old to promote the new (idiom)
万古千秋
wàn gǔ qiān qiū
1 for all eternity (idiom)
万古长新
wàn gǔ cháng xīn
1 to remain forever new (idiom)
谈古论今
tán gǔ lùn jīn
1 to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom)
2 to chat freely
3 to discuss everything
贵古贱今
guì gǔ jiàn jīn
1 to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
Sample Sentences
我看!...不是不是啦!这是他古装剧的造型,别整我了,我是要他时装的发型!
wǒ kàn !...bùshì bùshì la !zhè shì tā gǔzhuāngjù de zàoxíng ,bié zhěng wǒ le ,wǒ shì yào tā shízhuāng de fàxíng !
Let me see!... No, that's not right! This is a picture of his hairstyle from a historical drama. Don't mess around with me. I want one of his fashionable hairstyles!