博古

Chinese

		extensive; ample; rich extensive; ample; rich; obtain; aim; to win; to get; plentiful; to gamble	ancient; old
trad. (博古)		博	古
simp. #(博古)		博	古

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bógǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄛˊ ㄍㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bok³ gu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bógǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄛˊ ㄍㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bógǔ
    • Wade–Giles: po²-ku³
    • Yale: bwó-gǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: borguu
    • Palladius: богу (bogu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 薄古 薄姑 博古

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bok³ gu²
    • Yale: bok gú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bok⁸ gu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: bog³ gu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔːk̚³ kuː³⁵/

Verb

博古

1. to be conversant with things in the past

Derived terms

• 博古兒／博古儿
• 博古知今
• 博古通今 (bógǔtōngjīn)
• 知今博古
• 通今博古

 

Noun

博古

1. ancient objects; antiquities
2. paintings of ancient objects; handicrafts with such paintings
3. (attributive) being modeled after ancient objects; ancient-style