四舊

See also: 四旧

Chinese

		four	old old thing(s)
trad. (四舊)		四	舊
simp. (四旧)		四	旧

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Sìjiù

(Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sei³ gau⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Sìjiù
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Sìhjiòu
  - Wade–Giles: Ssŭ⁴-chiu⁴
  - Yale: Sz̀-jyòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Syhjiow
  - Palladius: Сыцзю (Syczju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sei³ gau⁶
  - Yale: sei gauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ gau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: séi³ geo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ kɐu̯²²/

Proper noun

四舊

(historical) the Four Olds (four traditional aspects of Chinese culture targeted for destruction during China's Cultural Revolution)

Hyponyms

舊思想, 舊文化, 舊風俗, 舊習慣

Coordinate terms

四新

Descendants

→ English: Four Olds (calque)