故人
Chinese edit
happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old |
man; person; people | ||
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simp. and trad. (故人) |
故 | 人 |
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Noun edit
故人
- (literary) old friend
- (literary) the dead; the deceased; the departed
- (literary) former spouse or lover
- 新人從門入 故人從閤去 新人工織縑 故人工織素 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Anonymous, 上山采蘼蕪
- xīnrén cóng mén rù, gùrén cóng gé qù, xīnrén gōng zhī jiān, gùrén gōng zhī sù [Pinyin]
- My new wife enters from the front door; my former wife leaves from the side door.
My new wife is skilled in weaving fine silk; my former wife is skilled in weaving raw silk.
新人从门入 故人从𬮤去 新人工织缣 故人工织素 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 士之有文,如女之有色;文之有先輩、時輩,如色之有故人、新人。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Ming dynasty, 譚友夏, 官子時文稿序
- Shì zhī yǒu wén, rú nǚ zhī yǒu sè; wén zhī yǒu xiānbèi, shíbèi, rú sè zhī yǒu gùrén, xīnrén. [Pinyin]
- Gentlemen have literary talent, as ladies have beauty; those with literary talent may be elders or peers, as those who have beauty may be former or new lovers.
士之有文,如女之有色;文之有先辈、时辈,如色之有故人、新人。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms edit
- (old friend):
- (the dead):
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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故 | 人 |
こ Grade: 5 |
じん Grade: 1 |
kan’on |
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Noun edit
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- (deceased person): See Thesaurus:死人
- (old friend): 旧友 (kyūyū)
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Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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故 | 人 |
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Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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故 | 人 |
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故人