古音
gǔ yīn
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

古
Gǔ
  1. 1 surname Gu
古代
gǔ dài
  1. 1 ancient times
  2. 2 olden times
复古
fù gǔ
  1. 1 to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration)
  2. 2 to turn back the clock
  3. 3 neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文
  4. 4 retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s)
声音
shēng yīn
  1. 1 voice
  2. 2 sound
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
观音
Guān yīn
  1. 1 Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
语音
yǔ yīn
  1. 1 speech sounds
  2. 2 pronunciation
  3. 3 colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character
  4. 4 phonetic
  5. 5 audio
  6. 6 voice
  7. 7 (Internet) to voice chat
  8. 8 voice message
音
yīn
  1. 1 sound
  2. 2 noise
  3. 3 note (of musical scale)
  4. 4 tone
  5. 5 news
  6. 6 syllable
  7. 7 reading (phonetic value of a character)
音乐
yīn yuè
  1. 1 music
  2. 2 CL:張|张[zhāng],曲[qǔ],段[duàn]
上古
shàng gǔ
  1. 1 the distant past
  2. 2 ancient times
  3. 3 antiquity
  4. 4 early historical times
五音不全
wǔ yīn bù quán
  1. 1 tone deaf
  2. 2 unable to sing in tune
亘古
gèn gǔ
  1. 1 throughout time
  2. 2 from ancient times (up to the present)
仿古
fǎng gǔ
  1. 1 pseudo-classical
  2. 2 modeled on antique
  3. 3 in the old style
低音
dī yīn
  1. 1 bass
内蒙古
Nèi měng gǔ
  1. 1 Inner Mongolia
  2. 2 abbr. for 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nèi měng gǔ Zì zhì qū], Inner Mongolia autonomous region
千古
qiān gǔ
  1. 1 for all eternity
  2. 2 throughout all ages
口音
kǒu yīn
  1. 1 oral speech sounds (linguistics)
古人
gǔ rén
  1. 1 people from ancient times
  2. 2 the ancients
  3. 3 the late (i.e. person who has passed away)
古今
gǔ jīn
  1. 1 then and now
  2. 2 ancient and modern
古来
gǔ lái
  1. 1 since ancient times
  2. 2 it has ever been the case that
  3. 3 see also 自古以來|自古以来[zì gǔ yǐ lái]
古典
gǔ diǎn
  1. 1 classical

Idioms (20)

一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
亘古不变
gèn gǔ bù biàn
  1. 1 unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
  2. 2 unalterable
  3. 3 unvarying
  4. 4 monotonous
人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
  1. 1 the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
  1. 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. 1 unique
  2. 2 unprecedented (idiom)
千古罪人
qiān gǔ zuì rén
  1. 1 sb condemned by history (idiom)
千古遗恨
qiān gǔ yí hèn
  1. 1 to have eternal regrets (idiom)
厚古薄今
hòu gǔ bó jīn
  1. 1 to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
古今中外
gǔ jīn zhōng wài
  1. 1 at all times and in all places (idiom)
彪炳千古
biāo bǐng qiān gǔ
  1. 1 to shine through the ages (idiom)
旷古未有
kuàng gǔ wèi yǒu
  1. 1 never before in the whole of history (idiom)
  2. 2 unprecedented
旷古未闻
kuàng gǔ wèi wén
  1. 1 never before in the whole of history (idiom)
  2. 2 unprecedented
  3. 3 also written 曠古未有|旷古未有
替古人担忧
tì gǔ rén dān yōu
  1. 1 to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
  2. 2 crying over spilt milk
  3. 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. 1 to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
  2. 2 crying over spilt milk
  3. 3 often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
泥古不化
nì gǔ bù huà
  1. 1 conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)
稽古振今
jī gǔ zhèn jīn
  1. 1 studying the old to promote the new (idiom)
空谷足音
kōng gǔ zú yīn
  1. 1 the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom)
  2. 2 sth hard to come by
  3. 3 sth wonderful and rare
听话听声，锣鼓听音
tīng huà tīng shēng , luó gǔ tīng yīn
  1. 1 to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)
万古千秋
wàn gǔ qiān qiū
  1. 1 for all eternity (idiom)
万古长新
wàn gǔ cháng xīn
  1. 1 to remain forever new (idiom)

Sample Sentences