1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
亘古不变
gèn gǔ bù biàn
1 unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
2 unalterable
3 unvarying
4 monotonous
人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
1 the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
前不见古人,后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě
1 unique
2 unprecedented (idiom)
千古罪人
qiān gǔ zuì rén
1 sb condemned by history (idiom)
千古遗恨
qiān gǔ yí hèn
1 to have eternal regrets (idiom)
厚古薄今
hòu gǔ bó jīn
1 to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
古今中外
gǔ jīn zhōng wài
1 at all times and in all places (idiom)
名门望族
míng mén wàng zú
1 offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding
2 blue blood
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
彪炳千古
biāo bǐng qiān gǔ
1 to shine through the ages (idiom)
旷古未有
kuàng gǔ wèi yǒu
1 never before in the whole of history (idiom)
2 unprecedented
旷古未闻
kuàng gǔ wèi wén
1 never before in the whole of history (idiom)
2 unprecedented
3 also written 曠古未有|旷古未有
替古人担忧
tì gǔ rén dān yōu
1 to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
2 crying over spilt milk
3 often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
替古人耽忧
tì gǔ rén dān yōu
1 to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
2 crying over spilt milk
3 often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
泥古不化
nì gǔ bù huà
1 conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)
蒙在鼓里
méng zài gǔ lǐ
1 lit. kept inside a drum (idiom)
2 fig. completely in the dark
稽古振今
jī gǔ zhèn jīn
1 studying the old to promote the new (idiom)
万古千秋
wàn gǔ qiān qiū
1 for all eternity (idiom)
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