古今

Chinese

ancient; old
 
today; modern; present
today; modern; present; current; this; now
trad. (古今) 古 今
simp. #(古今) 古 今
anagram 今古

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 古 今
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 見 (28) 見 (28)
Final (韻) 模 (23) 侵 (140)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) I III
Fanqie 公戸切 居吟切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kuoX/ /kˠiɪm/
Pan
Wuyun
/kuoX/ /kᵚim/
Shao
Rongfen
/koX/ /kiem/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kɔX/ /kjim/
Li
Rong
/koX/ /kjəm/
Wang
Li
/kuX/ /kĭĕm/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kuoX/ /ki̯əm/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
gǔ jīn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gu2 gam1

Noun

古今

  1. ancient and modern; past and present; then and now

Derived terms

  • 傳譽古今/传誉古今
  • 冠絕古今/冠绝古今
  • 博覽古今/博览古今
  • 古今中外 (gǔjīnzhōngwài)
  • 古今兒/古今儿
  • 古今圖書集成/古今图书集成
  • 古今多少事,都付笑談中/古今多少事,都付笑谈中 (gǔjīn duōshǎo shì, dōu fù xiàotán zhōng)
  • 古今小說/古今小说
  • 古今少有
  • 古今有一無二/古今有一无二
  • 古今東西/古今东西 (gǔjīndōngxī)
  • 古今注
  • 古今絕色/古今绝色
  • 洞鑒古今/洞鉴古今
  • 知古今兒/知古今儿
  • 貽範古今/贻范古今

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (古今):

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
古 今
こ
Grade: 2
きん
Grade: 2
kan’on

From Middle Chinese 古今 (MC kuoX kˠiɪm).

The kan'on reading, so likely a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

Noun

古(こ)今(きん) • (kokin) 

  1. the past and present
  2. Short for 古今雛 (kokin-bina): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
Derived terms

Proper noun

古(こ)今(きん) • (Kokin) 

  1. Short for 古今和歌集 (Kokin Wakashū): a waka anthology compiled in 905
  2. a surname
Derived terms
  • 古今(こきん)組(ぐみ) (Kokin-gumi)
  • 古今(こきん)調(ちょう) (Kokin-chō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
古 今
こ
Grade: 2
こん
Grade: 2
kan’on goon

From Middle Chinese 古今 (MC kuoX kˠiɪm).

Uses the goon reading for the latter kanji, suggesting an older borrowing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ko̞kõ̞ɴ]

Noun

古(こ)今(こん) • (kokon) 

  1. the past and present
  2. old and new
  3. the interval between the past and present; also, such a history
Derived terms
Proverbs
  • 人(ひと)古今(ここん)に通(つう)ぜざるは馬牛(ばぎゅう)にして襟裾(きんきょ)す (hito kokon ni tsūzezaru wa bagyū ni shite kinkyo su)

Proper noun

古(こ)今(こん) • (Kokon) 

  1. a surname

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
古 今
いにしえ
Grade: 2
いま
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Compound of 古 (inishie, “the past, ancient times”) +‎ 今 (ima, “now”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [iɲ̟iɕie̞ ima̠]

Noun

古(いにしえ)今(いま) • (inishie ima) ←いにしへいま (inisifeima)?

  1. the past and present

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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