太古

Chinese

		too (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest	ancient; old
simp. and trad. (太古)		太	古

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tàigǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄍㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): taai³ gu²
Min Nan (POJ): thài-kó͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: tàigǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄍㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tayguu
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    太古
    太鼓
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: taai³ gu²
  - Yale: taai gú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: taai³ gu²
  - Guangdong Romanization: tai³ gu²
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰaːi̯³³ kuː³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    太古
    太鼓
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thài-kó͘
  - Tâi-lô: thài-kóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tae'kor
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰaɪ²¹⁻⁵³ kɔ⁵³/

Noun

太古

(often attributive) remote antiquity; immemorial

Synonyms

曠古／旷古 (kuànggǔ)
上古 (shànggǔ)
邃古 (suìgǔ)
遠古／远古 (yuǎngǔ)

Derived terms

太古代 (Tàigǔdài)

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