上古

Chinese

		up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	ancient; old
simp. and trad. (上古)		上	古

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shànggǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄨˇ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): soeng⁶ gu²

(Taishan, Wiktionary): siang⁵ gu²
Min Nan (POJ): siōng-kó͘ / siāng-kó͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shànggǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqguu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁶ gu²
  - Yale: seuhng gú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ gu²
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ gu²
  - IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² kuː³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: siang⁵ gu²
  - IPA ^(key): /siaŋ³² ku⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-kó͘
  - Tâi-lô: siōng-kóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioxngkor
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɔŋ³³⁻²¹ kɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kɔ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ kɔ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² kɔ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siāng-kó͘
  - Tâi-lô: siāng-kóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siaxngkor
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaŋ²²⁻²¹ kɔ⁵³/

Noun

上古

the distant past; ancient times; antiquity; early historical times
上古漢語 / 上古汉语 ― shànggǔ hànyǔ ― Old Chinese

Synonyms

曠古／旷古 (kuànggǔ)
邃古 (suìgǔ)
太古 (tàigǔ)
遠古／远古 (yuǎngǔ)

Derived terms

上古史 (shànggǔshǐ)

上古漢語／上古汉语 (shànggǔ hànyǔ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
上	古
じょう Grade: 1	こ Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːko̞]

Noun

上古 (hiragana じょうこ, rōmaji jōko)

the distant past, ancient times

Korean

Hanja in this term
上	古

Noun

上古 • (sanggo) (hangeul 상고)

Hanja form^? of 상고 (“the distant past, ancient times”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
上	古

Noun

上古

Hán tự form of thượng cổ (“ancient times”).

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