cổ giả

Cổ giả thường ghi chép sự kiện trên thẻ tre.

Definition

1. Noun (rare, literary):
   • The ancients; people of ancient times: Refers to people who lived in the distant past, often in a historical or classical context. It is a formal and somewhat archaic term.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cổ giả thường ghi chép sự kiện trên thẻ tre. (The ancients often recorded events on bamboo slips.)
  • Triết lý của cổ giả vẫn còn giá trị đến ngày nay. (The philosophy of the ancients remains valuable to this day.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily found in classical or scholarly texts. In modern Vietnamese, words like người xưa or người cổ đại are more commonly used.

Variants and Related Words

• Người xưa (n): people of the past, the ancients (more common).
• Người cổ đại (n): ancient people (specifically prehistoric or early historical).
• Cổ nhân (n): ancient people; a classical term with similar meaning.

Synonyms

• The ancients
• People of old
• Forebears (in a historical sense)

Notes on Usage

• "Cổ giả" is a rare and literary term. Learners are advised to recognize it in reading but use the more common synonyms (người xưa, người cổ đại) in speech and writing.