古人 gǔrén
noun
people from ancient times; the ancients; person who has passed away
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '古人')
Contained in
- 古人不见今时月 今月曾经照古人(古人不見今時月 今月曾經照古人) Those from times past were unable to see today's moon; Yet today's moon once shone on those from bygone times.
- 谤他古人(謗他古人) slander people of the past
- 心源无风雨 古人惜寸阴(心源無風雨 古人惜寸陰) At the heart's source lies neither wind nor rain; As per the ancients, time is priceless.
- 英雄志四海 古人惜寸阴(英雄志四海 古人惜寸陰) The brave sets his heart on the world; The ancient sage set his mind on time.
- 名士志四海 古人惜寸阴(名士志四海 古人惜寸陰) The noble man sets his heart on the world; The ancient sages set their minds on time.
Also contained in
替古人担忧 、 前无古人后无来者 、 前不见古人，后不见来者 、 古人类 、 作古人 、 替古人耽忧 、 蒙古人
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 1 The Blue Cliff Record (Biyanlu) 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 — count: 33 , has English translation
- Scroll 2 Quotations from Chan Master Yunmen Kuangzhen 雲門匡真禪師廣錄 — count: 29
- Scroll 25 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 29 , has English translation
- Scroll 3 The Blue Cliff Record (Biyanlu) 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 — count: 27 , has English translation
- Scroll 2 The Blue Cliff Record (Biyanlu) 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 — count: 27 , has English translation
- Scroll 8 The Blue Cliff Record (Biyanlu) 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 — count: 24 , has English translation
- Scroll 9 The Blue Cliff Record (Biyanlu) 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 — count: 23 , has English translation
- Scroll 18 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 21 , has English translation
- Scroll 4 The Blue Cliff Record (Biyanlu) 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 — count: 21 , has English translation
- Scroll 24 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 20 , has English translation
Collocations
- 古人云 (古人雲) 故古人云 — Jingang Jing Zuan Yao Kan Ding Ji 金剛經纂要刊定記, Scroll 3 — count: 28
- 古人释 (古人釋) 古人釋諸經題 — Fahua Xuan Yi Shi Qian 法華玄義釋籤, Scroll 16 — count: 13
- 古人闻 (古人聞) 我憶曾從古人聞之 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 11 — count: 6
- 弹古人 (彈古人) 便彈古人有無益之文 — Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Sui Shu Yan Yi Chao 大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔, Scroll 19 — count: 5
- 破古人 (破古人) 破古人 — Fahua Xuan Yi Shi Qian 法華玄義釋籤, Scroll 12 — count: 5
- 古人不知 (古人不知) 古人不知雨華表現妙因 — Fahua Wen Ju Ji 法華文句記, Scroll 3 — count: 3
- 不同古人 (不同古人) 不同古人 — Fahua Xuan Yi Shi Qian 法華玄義釋籤, Scroll 20 — count: 3
- 故知古人 (故知古人) 故知古人所引 — Fahua Xuan Yi Shi Qian 法華玄義釋籤, Scroll 16 — count: 3
- 古人见 (古人見) 又古人見一切之言 — Fahua Wen Ju Ji 法華文句記, Scroll 4 — count: 3
- 二古人 (二古人) 二古人下正申昔解 — Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Sui Shu Yan Yi Chao 大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔, Scroll 37 — count: 3