粵

千cin1古gu2

cin1 gu2qiān gǔ

English

  1. for all eternity
  2. throughout all ages
  3. eternity (used in an elegiac couplet, wreath etc dedicated to the dead)
  4. eternal; through the years

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 好長時間;好耐之前

Examples

  • 說話就如過眼雲煙,文字卻能流傳千古。

    Words fly, texts remain.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 千古佳話

  • 遺恨千古

  • 留名千古

  • 傳誦千古

  • 千古至今

  • 千古長存

  • 千古不變

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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