古语 (gǔ yǔ) — old saying; ancient proverb; archaism; archaic expression; ancient language (as a historical stage of Chinese)
Definition
Refers to language, sayings, or words from ancient times — the historical Chinese of past eras. Senses include archaic expressions now rarely used and proverbs handed down from antiquity.
noun
old sayingancient proverbarchaismarchaic expressionancient language (as a historical stage of Chinese)
Examples
- 古语‘，’。Zhè jù gǔ yǔ de yì si shì 'sān rén xíng, bì yǒu wǒ shī'.The meaning of this old saying is 'When three walk together, there must be my teacher.'
- 古语。Xiàn dài hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu xiē gǔ yǔ yǐ jīng hěn shǎo yòng le.In modern Chinese, some archaisms are rarely used anymore.
- 古语。Yán jiū gǔ yǔ xū yào liǎo jiě gǔ dài de wén huà bèi jǐng.Studying ancient language requires understanding the cultural background of antiquity.
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