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Jyutping gau6 se5 wui5
Pinyin jiù shè huì

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. name, Mainland-China
    the “Old Society” (referring to the Chinese society before the establishment of the PRC)
    • 吃人的舊社會
      吃人的旧社会
      chī rén de jiù shè huì
      the oppressive "Old Society"
    • 舊社會暗無天日。
      旧社会暗无天日。
      jiù shè huì àn wú tiān rì .
      The old society was an abyss of darkness.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    喺中国旧社会早婚好平常。
    喺中國舊社會早婚好平常。
    • In ancient Chinese society, getting married before reaching maturity was very common.
  2. Cantonese
    喺中国嘅旧社会,男人可以娶妾侍。
    喺中國嘅舊社會,男人可以娶妾侍。
    hai2 zung1 gwok3 ge3 gau6 se5 wui2, naam4 jan2 ho2 ji5 ceoi2 cip3 si6.
    • In the ancient Chinese society, men could marry concubines.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    资产阶级分子和从旧社会来的知识分子的绝大多数都是爱国的,他们愿意为蒸蒸日上的社会主义祖国服务。
    資產階級分子和從舊社會來的知識分子的絕大多數都是愛國的,他們願意為蒸蒸日上的社會主義祖國服務。
    zī chǎn jiē jí fèn zǐ hé cóng jiù shè huì lái de zhī shi fèn zǐ de jué dà duō shù dōu shì ài guó de , tā men yuàn yì wèi zhēng zhēng rì shàng de shè huì zhǔ yì zǔ guó fú wù .
    • The vast majority of the bourgeoisie and the intellectuals who come from the old society are patriotic and are willing to serve their flourishing socialist motherland.
  2. Mandarin
    吃人的旧社会
    吃人的舊社會
    chī rén de jiù shè huì
    • the oppressive "Old Society"
  3. Mandarin
    旧社会暗无天日。
    舊社會暗無天日。
    jiù shè huì àn wú tiān rì .
    • The old society was an abyss of darkness.