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 ㄐㄧㄣㄉㄨㄥㄒㄧ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gǔjīndōngxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣㄉㄨㄥㄒㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gǔjindongsi
  - Wade–Giles: ku³-chin¹-tung¹-hsi¹
  - Yale: gǔ-jīn-dūng-syī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guujindongshi
  - Palladius: гуцзиньдунси (guczinʹdunsi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

Idiom

古今東西

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

Synonyms

古今中外 (gǔjīnzhōngwài)

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(こ)今(こん)東(とう)西(ざい) • (kokontōzai)

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)

Korean

Hanja in this term
古	今	東	西

Noun

古今東西 • (gogeumdongseo) (hangeul 고금동서)

hanja form^? of 고금동서 (“all times and all places”)