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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
{{zh-x|酒債 尋常 行處 有，人生 七十 '''古''' 來 '''稀'''。||CL|ref='''8<sup>th</sup> century''', {{w|Du Fu}}, {{lw|zh|s:曲江 (杜甫)|曲江|pref=《|suf=》}}|collapsed=y}}
{{zh-x|酒 債 尋常 行 處 有，人生 七十 '''古''' 來 '''稀'''。||CL|ref='''8<sup>th</sup> century''', {{w|Du Fu}}, {{lw|zh|s:曲江 (杜甫)|曲江|pref=《|suf=》}}|collapsed=y}}


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===

Latest revision as of 04:34, 17 April 2024

See also: 古希

Chinese

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ancient; old diluted; sparse
simp. and trad.
(古稀) 		古 稀

Etymology

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酒債尋常行處有，人生七十古來稀。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
酒债寻常行处有，人生七十古来稀。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: 8th century, Du Fu, 《曲江》
Jiǔ zhài xúncháng xíng chù yǒu, rénshēng qīshí gǔ lái xī. [Pinyin]
(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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古稀

  1. (literary) 70 years of age, septuagenarian

Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (古稀):
  • → Japanese: 古(こ)希(き) (koki)
  • → Korean: 고희(古稀) (gohui)

See also

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
古 稀
こ
Grade: 2 		き
Jinmeiyō
kan'on
For pronunciation and definitions of 古稀 – see the following entry.
【古希こき】
[noun] 70 years of age
(This term, 古稀, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

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Hanja in this term
古稀

Noun

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古稀 • (gohui) (hangeul 고희)

  1. Hanja form? of 고희.
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