古稀

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See also: 古希

Chinese

		ancient; old	diluted; sparse
simp. and trad. (古稀)		古	稀

Etymology

From the proverb 人生七十古來稀／人生七十古来稀 (rénshēng qīshí gǔlái xī). See the entry for details.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gǔxī

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄒㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu² hei¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gǔxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄒㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gǔsi
  - Wade–Giles: ku³-hsi¹
  - Yale: gǔ-syī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guushi
  - Palladius: гуси (gusi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    古稀
    股息
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gu² hei¹
  - Yale: gú hēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu² hei¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gu² héi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³⁵ hei̯⁵⁵/

Noun

古稀

(literary) 70 years of age, septuagenarian

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (古稀):

→ Japanese: 古(こ)希(き) (koki)
→ Korean: 고희(古稀) (gohui)

See also

七十瓦上霜，八十不稀奇 (qīshí wǎ shàng shuāng, bāshí bù xīqí)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
古	稀
こ Grade: 2	き Jinmeiyō
kan'on

For pronunciation and definitions of 古稀 – see the following entry.

【古希こき】

70 years of age

(This term, 古稀, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
古	稀

Noun

古稀 • (gohui) (hangeul 고희)

hanja form^? of 고희

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