反古

反古

Chinese

		wrong side out or up; anti-	ancient; old
simp. and trad. (反古)		反	古

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fǎngǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˇ ㄍㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: fǎngǔ [Phonetic: fángǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˇ ㄍㄨˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faanguu
    • IPA ^(key): /fän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 反古 反骨

Verb

反古

1. to return to an ancient state; to return to ancient ideas or customs

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
反	古
ほん Grade: 3	く > ぐ Grade: 2
on’yomi

• [pongu] > [ɸongu] > [hongu]

Alternative forms

• 反故

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [honɡu]

Noun

反古 (hiragana ほんぐ, rōmaji hongu)

1. paper that has become useless; wastepaper
2. something that is useless

Etymology 2

• [poːgu] > [ɸoːgu] > [hoːgu]

Alternative forms

• 反故

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hoːɡu]

Noun

反古 (hiragana ほうぐ, rōmaji hōgu)

1. paper that has become useless; wastepaper
   • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 258)

     Fôgu. ホゥグ (反古) 書きよごした紙, または, もう役に立たない紙, まはた, 書き直したり書きよごしたりした習字手本.

   • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 260)

     Fongo. ホンゴ (反古) Fôgu (反古)の条を見よ. それというのは,このように〔Fongoと〕書かれるけれども,Fôgu (ほうぐ)と発音されるからである. 書きよごした紙などの意.

2. something that is useless

Etymology 3

• [pogu] > [ɸogu] > [hogu]

Alternative forms

• 反故

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hoɡu]

Noun

反古 (hiragana ほぐ, rōmaji hogu)

1. paper that has become useless; wastepaper
2. something that is useless

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
反	古
ほん Grade: 3	こ > ご Grade: 2
on’yomi

• [pongo] > [ɸongo] > [hongo]

Alternative forms

• 反故

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [honɡo]

Noun

反古 (hiragana ほんご, rōmaji hongo)

1. paper that has become useless; wastepaper
   • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 260)

     Fongo. ホンゴ (反古) Fôgu (反古)の条を見よ. それというのは,このように〔Fongoと〕書かれるけれども,Fôgu (ほうぐ)と発音されるからである. 書きよごした紙などの意.

2. something that is useless

Etymology 5

• [poːgo] > [ɸoːgo] > [hoːgo]

Alternative forms

• 反故

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hoːɡo]

Noun

反古 (hiragana ほうご, rōmaji hōgo)

1. paper that has become useless; wastepaper
2. something that is useless

Etymology 6

• [pogo] > [ɸogo] > [hogo]

Alternative forms

• 反故

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hoɡo]

Noun

反古 (hiragana ほご, rōmaji hogo)

1. paper that has become useless; wastepaper
2. something that is useless

References

• Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1980, →ISBN.