古往今來

See also: 古往今来

Chinese

		ancient; old	toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction) toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction); past; previous; towards	today; modern; present today; modern; present; current; this; now	to come
trad. (古往今來)		古	往	今	來
simp. (古往今来)		古	往	今	来
Literally: “from ancient to present”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǔwǎngjīnlái

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄨㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄌㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gu² wong⁵ gam¹ loi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǔwǎngjīnlái [Phonetic: gúwǎngjīnlái]
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄨㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄌㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǔwǎngjinlái
    • Wade–Giles: ku³-wang³-chin¹-lai²
    • Yale: gǔ-wǎng-jīn-lái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guuwoangjinlai
    • Palladius: гуванцзиньлай (guvanczinʹlaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gu² wong⁵ gam¹ loi⁴
    • Yale: gú wóhng gām lòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gu² wong⁵ gam¹ loi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gu² wong⁵ gem¹ loi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³⁵ wɔːŋ¹³ kɐm⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/

Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 古往今來

1. through the ages; from antiquity to modernity