Results for “古”

unique / unprecedented (idiom)

there has never been and never will be another person like this (idiom) / never done before and unlikely to be matched in the future / peerless

for all eternity / throughout all ages / eternity (used in an elegiac couplet, wreath etc dedicated to the dead)

sb condemned by history (idiom)

to have eternal regrets (idiom)

conversant with things past and present / erudite and informed

to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)

prehistoric artifacts / ancient artifacts

historical sites and scenic spots

immemorial

to observe the present to study the past

following the ways of old / in imitation of ancient style

over seventy years old

to revisit the past / to commemorate

to shine through the ages (idiom)

in former times / in olden days

to recall the past / to cherish the memory of past events / to reminisce / nostalgic

to emulate a classic / to work in the style of a classic (author)

a work in a classic style / a pastiche

neoclassical

neoclassicism

since the dawn of time / from the year dot

never before in the whole of history (idiom) / unprecedented

never before in the whole of history (idiom) / unprecedented / also written 曠古未有|旷古未有

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

chocolate (loanword) / CL:塊|块[kuài]

stick-in-the-mud / to stick to old ways / stubbornly conservative

conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)

see 流芳百世[liú fāng bǎi shì]

ancient times

to learn from the ancients / to study the classic texts

studying the old to promote the new (idiom)

overly conservative / old-fashioned / old fogey / a square

archaeologist

questions from previous years' exams (Tw)

Pangea or Pangaea

since ancient times

to take in (old and new experiences and sorrows)

for all eternity (idiom)

to remain forever new (idiom)