舊事 [旧－]

Jyutping gau6 si6
Pinyin jiù shì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. old affair
  2. former matter
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    old matter; former matter; past event
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    新事物取代旧事物推动历史发展。
    新事物取代舊事物推動歷史發展。
    xīn shì wù qǔ dài jiù shì wù tuī dòng lì shǐ fā zhǎn 。
    • History develops through the replacement of the old by the new.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    陈年旧事
    陳年舊事
    can4 nin4 gau6 si6
    • events from the distant past