上古

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, Jyutping): soeng⁶ gu²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): siang⁵ gu²

• Min Nan (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)⁺
    • 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/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-kó͘
    • Tâi-lô: siōng-kóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioxngkor
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɔŋ³³⁻²¹ kɔ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ kɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² kɔ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siāng-kó͘
    • Tâi-lô: siāng-kóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siaxngkor
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaŋ²²⁻²¹ 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

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Synonyms of 上古

元古 (yuángǔ) 先代 (xiāndài) (literary) 先古 (xiāngǔ) (literary) 古代 (gǔdài) 古早 (gǔzǎo) (chiefly Min) 太古 (tàigǔ) (often attributive)

邃古 (suìgǔ) 古時／古时 (gǔshí) 曠古／旷古 (kuànggǔ) 絕代／绝代 (juédài) (literary) 遠古／远古 (yuǎngǔ)

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)

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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])[1][2]
• 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)

References

1. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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Korean

Hanja in this term
上	古

Noun

上古 • (sanggo) (hangeul 상고)

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

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
上	古

Noun

上古

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