反古

Chinese

		wrong side out or up; anti-	ancient; old
trad. (反古)		反	古
simp. #(反古)		反	古

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fǎngǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˇ ㄍㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fǎngǔ [Phonetic: fángǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˇ ㄍㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fǎngǔ
    • Wade–Giles: fan³-ku³
    • Yale: fǎn-gǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faanguu
    • Palladius: фаньгу (fanʹgu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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Verb

反古

1. to return to an ancient state; to return to ancient ideas or customs

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
反	古
ほん Grade: 3	く > ぐ Grade: 2
goon

For pronunciation and definitions of 反古 – see the following entry.

【反故ほんぐ】 [noun] paper that has become useless; wastepaper [noun] something that is useless Alternative spelling 反古

(This term, 反古, is an alternative spelling of the above Sino-Japanese term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
反	古
ほう Grade: 3	く > ぐ Grade: 2
irregular	goon

For pronunciation and definitions of 反古 – see the following entry.

【反故ほうぐ】 [noun] paper that has become useless; wastepaper [noun] something that is useless Alternative spelling 反古

(This term, 反古, is an alternative spelling of the above Sino-Japanese term.)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
反	古
ほ Grade: 3	く > ぐ Grade: 2
irregular	goon

For pronunciation and definitions of 反古 – see the following entry.

【反故ほぐ】 [noun] paper that has become useless; wastepaper [noun] something that is useless Alternative spelling 反古

(This term, 反古, is an alternative spelling of the above Sino-Japanese term.)

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
反	古
ほん Grade: 3	こ > ご Grade: 2
goon	kan’on

For pronunciation and definitions of 反古 – see the following entry.

【反故ほんご】 [noun] paper that has become useless; wastepaper [noun] something that is useless Alternative spelling 反古

(This term, 反古, is an alternative spelling of the above Sino-Japanese term.)

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
反	古
ほう Grade: 3	こ > ご Grade: 2
irregular	kan’on

For pronunciation and definitions of 反古 – see the following entry.

【反故ほうご】 [noun] paper that has become useless; wastepaper [noun] something that is useless Alternative spelling 反古

(This term, 反古, is an alternative spelling of the above Sino-Japanese term.)

Etymology 6

Kanji in this term
反	古
ほ Grade: 3	こ > ご Grade: 2
irregular	kan’on

For pronunciation and definitions of 反古 – see the following entry.

【反故ほご】 [noun] paper that has become useless; wastepaper [noun] something that is useless Alternative spelling 反古

(This term, 反古, is an alternative spelling of the above Sino-Japanese term.)