DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT
震古爍今
简 震古烁今 · 繁 震古爍今Mandarin · pinyin zhèn gǔ shuò jīn
Meanings
- (lit.) to astonish the ancients and dazzle contemporaries (idiom)
- (fig.) to be earthshaking
Characters in this entry
Explore the spelling
Mandarin tones
4–3–4–1 · zhen4 gu3 shuo4 jin1
Compare attested words with these syllables ↗Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.
Connected dictionary
4character links
Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 1 sense · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zan3 gu2 soek3 gam1
Cantonese word readings for 震古爍今. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack
zan3 gu2 soek3 gam1
Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.
Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
phrase
- (idiomatic) surpassing the ancients and amazing the contemporaries; earthshaking; splendid
Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history
Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack