上古

Chinese

		up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	ancient; old
simp. and trad. (上古)		上	古

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shànggǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄨˇ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): soeng⁶ gu²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): siang⁵ gu²

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siōng-kó͘ / siāng-kó͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shànggǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shànggǔ
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-ku³
    • Yale: shàng-gǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqguu
    • Palladius: шангу (šangu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁶ gu²
    • Yale: seuhng gú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ gu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ gu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² kuː³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: siang⁵ gu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siaŋ³² ku⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-kó͘
    • Tâi-lô: siōng-kóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioxngkor
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ kɔ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ kɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² kɔ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siāng-kó͘
    • Tâi-lô: siāng-kóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siaxngkor
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siaŋ²²⁻²¹ kɔ⁵³/

Noun

上古

1. the distant past; ancient times; antiquity; early historical times

   上古漢語／上古汉语  ―  shànggǔ hànyǔ  ―  Old Chinese

Synonyms

• 元古 (yuángǔ)
• 先代 (xiāndài) (literary)
• 先古 (xiāngǔ) (literary)
• 古代 (gǔdài)
• 古早 (gǔzǎo) (chiefly Min)
• 古時／古时 (gǔshí)
• 太古 (tàigǔ) (often attributive)
• 曠古／旷古 (kuànggǔ)
• 絕代／绝代 (juédài) (literary)
• 遠古／远古 (yuǎngǔ)
• 邃古 (suìgǔ)

 

Derived terms

• 上古史 (shànggǔshǐ)
• 上古日語／上古日语 (shànggǔrìyǔ)
• 上古漢語／上古汉语 (shànggǔ hànyǔ)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
上	古
じょう Grade: 1	こ Grade: 2
goon	kan’on

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じょ​ーこ [jóꜜòkò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːko̞]

Noun

上(じょう)古(こ) • (jōko) ^{←じやうこ (zyauko)?}

1. the distant past, ancient times

   Coordinate terms: 中古 (chūko), 近古 (kinko)

Korean

Hanja in this term
上	古

Noun

上古 • (sanggo) (hangeul 상고)

1. Hanja form^? of 상고 (“the distant past, ancient times”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
上	古

Noun

上古

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