古代

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Chinese

ancient; old
substitute; replace; generation
substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period
 
simp. and trad.
(古代) 		古 代

Pronunciation

Noun

古代

  1. antiquity; ancient times
    古代歷史／古代历史  ―  gǔdài lìshǐ  ―  ancient history
    古代文獻／古代文献  ―  gǔdài wénxiàn  ―  ancient documents
    古代建築／古代建筑  ―  gǔdài jiànzhù  ―  ancient architecture
  2. (Mainland China) period of Chinese history from antiquity until the Opium Wars in 1840's

Synonyms

  • (attributive)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (古代):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
古 代
こ
Grade: 2 		だい
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

古(こ)代(だい) • (kodai) -na (adnominal 古(こ)代(だい)な (kodai na), adverbial 古(こ)代(だい)に (kodai ni))

  1. (archaic) antique, old-fashioned
  2. (colloquial) ancient

Noun

古(こ)代(だい) • (kodai) 

  1. ancient times, antiquity, remote ages

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
古代

Noun

古代 • (godae) (hangeul 고대)

  1. hanja form? of 고대 (“antiquity”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
古代

Adjective

古代

  1. chữ Hán form of cổ đại (“ancient”).
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