Bo Gu (1907-1946), Soviet-trained Chinese Communist, journalist and propagandist, 1930s Left adventurist, subsequently rehabilitated, killed in air crash
博古通今博古通今bo2 gu3 tong1 jin1
conversant with things past and present; erudite and informed
茶马古道茶馬古道cha2 ma3 gu3 dao4
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
德古拉德古拉de2 gu3 la1
Dracula, novel by Bram Stoker; Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia (1431-1476), nicknamed Vlad the Impaler or Dracula
Dorbod Mongol autonomous county in Daqing 大慶|大庆, Heilongjiang
额尔古纳額爾古納e2 er3 gu3 na4
Ergun county level city, Mongolian Ergüne xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia
额尔古纳河額爾古納河e2 er3 gu3 na4 he2
Argun River of Mongolia and Heilongjiang province, tributary of Heilongjiang River 黑龍江|黑龙江
额尔古纳市額爾古納市e2 er3 gu3 na4 shi4
Ergun county level city, Mongolian Ergüne xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia
额尔古纳右旗額爾古納右旗e2 er3 gu3 na4 you4 qi2
former Ergun Right banner, now in Ergun county level city, Mongolian Ergüne xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia
额尔古纳左旗額爾古納左旗e2 er3 gu3 na4 zuo3 qi2
former Ergun Left banner, now in Ergun county level city, Mongolian Ergüne xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia
法马古斯塔法馬古斯塔fa3 ma3 gu3 si1 ta3
Famagusta (Ammochostos), Cyprus
仿古仿古fang3 gu3
pseudo-classical; modeled on antique; in the old style
访古訪古fang3 gu3
to search for ancient relics
凤凰古城鳳凰古城feng4 huang2 gu3 cheng2
Fenghuang Ancient Town, in Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan, added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2008 in the Cultural category
复古復古fu4 gu3
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)
复古会復古會fu4 gu3 hui4
anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in 1904 under Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培; same as 光復會|光复会
Fuxin Mongol autonomous county in Fuxin 阜新, Liaoning
亘古亙古gen4 gu3
throughout time; from ancient times (up to the present)
亘古不变亙古不變gen4 gu3 bu4 bian4
unchanging since times immemorial (idiom); unalterable; unvarying; monotonous
亘古通今亙古通今gen4 gu3 tong1 jin1
from ancient times up to now; throughout history
亘古未有亙古未有gen4 gu3 wei4 you3
unprecedented; never seen since ancient times
龚古尔龔古爾gong1 gu3 er3
Goncourt (name)
古巴古巴gu3 ba1
Cuba
古巴比伦古巴比倫gu3 ba1 bi3 lun2
ancient Babylon
古板古板gu3 ban3
outmoded; old-fashioned; inflexible
古堡古堡gu3 bao3
ancient castle
古北界古北界gu3 bei3 jie4
Palearctic realm
古币古幣gu3 bi4
old coin
古波古波gu3 bo1
Gubo (a personal name)
古刹古剎gu3 cha4
old Buddhist temple
古城古城gu3 cheng2
ancient city
古城区古城區gu3 cheng2 qu1
Old town district; Gucheng district of Lijiang city 麗江市|丽江市, Yunnan
古驰古馳gu3 chi2
Gucci (brand)
古代古代gu3 dai4
ancient times; olden times
古代史古代史gu3 dai4 shi3
ancient history
古道古道gu3 dao4
ancient road; precepts of the antiquity
古盗鸟古盜鳥gu3 dao4 niao3
Archaeoraptor (bird-like dinosaur)
古登堡古登堡gu3 deng1 bao3
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
古地磁古地磁gu3 di4 ci2
paleomagnetism
古典古典gu3 dian3
classical
古典派古典派gu3 dian3 pai4
classicists
古典文学古典文學gu3 dian3 wen2 xue2
classical literature
古典音乐古典音樂gu3 dian3 yin1 yue4
classical music
古典语言古典語言gu3 dian3 yu3 yan2
classical language
古典乐古典樂gu3 dian3 yue4
classical music (mainly Western)
古董古董gu3 dong3
curio; antique
古董滩古董灘gu3 dong3 tan1
Gudong desert or Antiques desert at Han dynasty Yangguan pass 陽關|阳关, named after many Han dynasty archaeological discoveries
Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT, from 1926); Guggenheim Jet Propulsion Center (from 1943)
古怪古怪gu3 guai4
eccentric; grotesque; oddly; queer
古国古國gu3 guo2
ancient country
古惑仔古惑仔gu3 huo4 zai3
gangster; hooligan; problem youth; at-risk youth
古籍古籍gu3 ji2
ancient text; antique books
古吉拉特古吉拉特gu3 ji2 la1 te4
Gujarat, state in west India
古吉拉特邦古吉拉特邦gu3 ji2 la1 te4 bang1
Gujarat, state in west India
古脊椎动物学古脊椎動物學gu3 ji3 zhui1 dong4 wu4 xue2
vertebrate paleontology
古迹古跡gu3 ji4
places of historic interest; historical sites
古交古交gu3 jiao1
Gujiao county level city in Taiyuan 太原, Shanxi
古交市古交市gu3 jiao1 shi4
Gujiao county level city in Taiyuan 太原, Shanxi
古杰拉尔古傑拉爾gu3 jie2 la1 er3
Gujral (name); Inder Kumar Gujral (1919-), Indian Janata politician, prime minister 1997-1998
古杰拉特邦古傑拉特邦gu3 jie2 la1 te4 bang1
Gujarat, Indian state
古今古今gu3 jin1
then and now; ancient and modern
古今小说古今小說gu3 jin1 xiao3 shuo1
Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙, collection of late Ming baihua 白話|白话 tales published in 1620
古今中外古今中外gu3 jin1 zhong1 wai4
at all times and in all places (idiom)
古晋古晉gu3 jin4
Kuching (city in Malaysia)
古旧古舊gu3 jiu4
archaic
古柯古柯gu3 ke1
(botany) coca (source of cocaine)
古柯碱古柯鹼gu3 ke1 jian3
cocaine (loanword); also written 可卡因
古柯树古柯樹gu3 ke1 shu4
coca plant (source of cocaine)
古坑古坑gu3 keng1
Gukeng or Kukeng township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
古坑乡古坑鄉gu3 keng1 xiang1
Gukeng or Kukeng township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
古拉格古拉格gu3 la1 ge2
gulag
古来古來gu3 lai2
since ancient times; it has ever been the case that; see also 自古以來|自古以来
古兰经古蘭經gu3 lan2 jing1
Koran (Islamic scripture); Quran
古浪古浪gu3 lang4
Gulang county in Wuwei 武威, Gansu
古浪县古浪縣gu3 lang4 xian4
Gulang county in Wuwei 武威, Gansu
古老古老gu3 lao3
ancient; old; age-old
古里古怪古里古怪gu3 li3 gu3 guai4
quaint; odd and picturesque; weird and wonderful
古蔺古藺gu3 lin4
Gulin county in Luzhou 瀘州|泸州, Sichuan
古蔺县古藺縣gu3 lin4 xian4
Gulin county in Luzhou 瀘州|泸州, Sichuan
古灵精怪古靈精怪gu3 ling2 jing1 guai4
weird; bizarre
古龙古龍gu3 long2
Gu Long (1938-1985), Taiwanese wuxia novelist and screenwriter
古鲁古魯gu3 lu3
guru (loanword)
古鲁鲁古魯魯gu3 lu3 lu3
(onom.) the sound of a rolling object
古罗马古羅馬gu3 luo2 ma3
ancient Rome
古墓古墓gu3 mu4
old tomb (archaeology)
古墓丽影古墓麗影gu3 mu4 li4 ying3
Tomb Raider (computer game)
古墓葬群古墓葬群gu3 mu4 zang4 qun2
(archeology) burial complex
古诺古諾gu3 nuo4
Gounod (name); Charles Gounod (1818-1893), French musician and opera composer
古朴古樸gu3 pu3
simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc)
古奇古奇gu3 qi2
Gucci (brand)
古气候学古氣候學gu3 qi4 hou4 xue2
paleoclimatology
古纤道古縴道gu3 qian4 dao4
Old Towpath along the Grand Canal in Zhejiang Province
古琴古琴gu3 qin2
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)
古人古人gu3 ren2
people from ancient times; the ancients; the late (i.e. person who has passed away)
古人类古人類gu3 ren2 lei4
ancient hominid species such as Homo erectus, Neanderthal man etc
古色古香古色古香gu3 se4 gu3 xiang1
interesting and appealing (of old locations, objects etc)
古生代古生代gu3 sheng1 dai4
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
古生物古生物gu3 sheng1 wu4
paleo-organism
古生物学古生物學gu3 sheng1 wu4 xue2
palaeontology
古生物学家古生物學家gu3 sheng1 wu4 xue2 jia1
palaeontologist; paleobiologist
古诗古詩gu3 shi1
old verse; classical Chinese poem
古时古時gu3 shi2
antiquity
古时候古時候gu3 shi2 hou5
in ancient times; in olden days
古史古史gu3 shi3
ancient history
古书古書gu3 shu1
ancient book; old book
古斯塔夫·多雷古斯塔夫·多雷gu3 si1 ta3 fu1 - duo1 lei2
Gustave Dore (1832-1883), French artist and sculptor
Subei Mongol autonomous county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
邃古邃古sui4 gu3
remote antiquity
太古太古tai4 gu3
immemorial
太古代太古代tai4 gu3 dai4
Archaeozoic (geological era before 2500m years ago)
太古洋行太古洋行tai4 gu3 yang2 hang2
Butterfield and Swire (Hong Kong bank)
太古宙太古宙tai4 gu3 zhou4
Archaean (geological eon before 2500m years ago)
谈古论今談古論今tan2 gu3 lun4 jin1
to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom); to chat freely; to discuss everything
唐古拉唐古拉tang2 gu3 la1
Dangla or Tanggula mountain range on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原
唐古拉峰唐古拉峰tang2 gu3 la1 feng1
Dangla or Tanggula mountain on the Qinhai-Tibet plateau
唐古拉山唐古拉山tang2 gu3 la1 shan1
Dangla or Tanggula mountain range on the Qinhai-Tibet plateau
唐古拉山脉唐古拉山脈tang2 gu3 la1 shan1 mai4
Dangla or Tanggula mountain range on the Qinhai-Tibet plateau
特古西加尔巴特古西加爾巴te4 gu3 xi1 jia1 er3 ba1
Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras
替古人耽忧替古人耽憂ti4 gu3 ren2 dan1 you1
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
替古人担忧替古人擔憂ti4 gu3 ren2 dan1 you1
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
Weichang Manchu and Mongol autonomous county in Chengde 承德, Hebei
乌伦古河烏倫古河wu1 lun2 gu3 he2
Ulungur River in Xinjiang
乌伦古湖烏倫古湖wu1 lun2 gu3 hu2
Ulungur Lake in Xinjiang
希奇古怪希奇古怪xi1 qi2 gu3 guai4
crazy; bizarre; weird; fantastic; strange
稀奇古怪稀奇古怪xi1 qi2 gu3 guai4
crazy; bizarre; weird; fantastic; strange
新古典新古典xin1 gu3 dian3
neoclassical
新古典主义新古典主義xin1 gu3 dian3 zhu3 yi4
neoclassicism
叙拉古敘拉古xu4 la1 gu3
Syracuse, Sicily; also written 錫拉庫薩|锡拉库萨
一古脑儿一古腦兒yi1 gu3 nao3 er5
variant of 一股腦兒|一股脑儿
一失足成千古恨一失足成千古恨yi1 shi1 zu2 cheng2 qian1 gu3 hen4
a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
贻范古今貽範古今yi2 fan4 gu3 jin1
to leave an example for all generations
印古什印古什yin4 gu3 shi2
Ingushetia region of Russia North of the Caucasus
元古代元古代yuan2 gu3 dai4
Proterozoic (geological era 2500-540m years ago)
元古宙元古宙yuan2 gu3 zhou4
pre-Cambrian (geological eon 2500-645m)
远古遠古yuan3 gu3
antiquity; ancient times
震古烁今震古爍今zhen4 gu3 shuo4 jin1
shaking the old and illuminating the new (idiom); surpassing the ancients and dazzling contemporaries; glorious and world-shattering
中古中古zhong1 gu3
Sino-Cuban; China-Cuba
中古中古zhong1 gu3
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