古稀

See also: 古希

Chinese

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

Etymology

酒債尋常行處有，人生七十古來稀。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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酒债寻常行处有，人生七十古来稀。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: 8^th century, Du Fu, 《曲江》

Jiǔ zhài xúncháng xíng chù yǒu, rénshēng qīshí gǔ lái xī. [Pinyin]

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǔxī

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄒㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gu² hei¹

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• 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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• 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

1. (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】 [noun] 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)

1. Hanja form^? of 고희.