古今東西

古今東西

Chinese

		ancient and modern; past and present; then and now	east and west; nearby; vicinity
trad. (古今東西)		古今	東西
simp. (古今东西)		古今	东西

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǔjīndōngxī

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: gǔjīndōngxī
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guujindongshi
    • IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

Idiom

古今東西

1. ancient and modern, Eastern and Western; all times and all places

Synonyms

• 古今中外 (gǔjīnzhōngwài)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
古	今	東	西
こ Grade: 2	こん Grade: 2	とう Grade: 2	さい > ざい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

古今東西 (hiragana ここんとうざい, rōmaji kokontōzai)

1. at all times and in all places

Derived terms

• 古今東西 (ここんとうざい)ゲーム (kokontōzai gēmu)