好古 [－－]

Jyutping hou2 gu2
Pinyin hào gǔ

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to love antiquity
    • 好古之士
      好古之士
      hào gǔ zhī shì
      lover of antiquity
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢份人好古肃㗎，同人讲嘢都唔敢正眼望人。
    佢份人好古肅㗎，同人講嘢都唔敢正眼望人。
    • He is so introvert, he can't even look into other person's eye when talking.
  2. Cantonese
    我妈妈好古板㗎，一定反对我哋同居㗎。
    我媽媽好古板㗎，一定反對我哋同居㗎。
    ngo5 maa4 maa1 hou2 gu2 baan2 gaa3, jat1 ding3 faan2 deoi3 ngo5 dei6 tung4 geoi1 gaa3.
    • My mom is old-fashioned. She won't permit our cohabitation.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    孔子西行不到秦，掎摭星宿遗羲娥。嗟予好古生苦晚，对此涕泪双滂沱。
    孔子西行不到秦，掎摭星宿遺羲娥。嗟予好古生苦晚，對此涕淚雙滂沱。
    kǒng zǐ xī xíng bù dào qín ， jǐ zhí xīng xiù yí xī é ． jiē yú hào gǔ shēng kǔ wǎn ， duì cǐ tì lèi shuāng pāng tuó ．
    • Confucius journeyed in the west, but not to the Qin Kingdom,
      He chose our planet and our stars but missed the sun and moon;
      I who am fond of antiquity, was born too late,
      And, thinking of these wonderful things, cannot hold back my tears...
  2. Mandarin
    好古之士
    好古之士
    hào gǔ zhī shì
    • lover of antiquity