舊故

Chinese

		old (opposite of new); former	happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old
trad. (舊故)		舊	故
simp. (旧故)		旧	故
anagram		故舊／故旧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiùgù

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau⁶ gu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiùgù
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiòugù
    • Wade–Giles: chiu⁴-ku⁴
    • Yale: jyòu-gù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiowguh
    • Palladius: цзюгу (czjugu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gau⁶ gu³
    • Yale: gauh gu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau⁶ gu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo⁶ gu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯²² kuː³³/

Noun

舊故

1. (literary) old acquaintance; old friend

Synonyms

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• 故交 (gùjiāo) (literary)
• 故人 (gùrén) (literary)
• 故友 (gùyǒu)
• 故知 (gùzhī) (literary)
• 故舊 / 故旧 (gùjiù) (literary)
• 老友 (lǎoyǒu)
• 老朋 (Cantonese)
• 老朋友
• 老盆友 (lǎopényǒu) (neologism, Internet, slang, humorous, cute-sounding)
• 老相識 / 老相识 (lǎoxiāngshí)
• 舊交 / 旧交 (jiùjiāo)
• 舊友 / 旧友 (jiùyǒu)
• 舊知 / 旧知 (jiùzhī) (literary)