古已有之
gǔ​yǐ​yǒu​zhī

to have existed since ancient times

  • created sense approved 古已有之 · gǔ​yǐ​yǒu​zhī · to have existed since ancient times — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    古已有之

    gǔ​yǐ​yǒu​zhī

    to have existed since ancient times

    Used to describe things or phenomena that have been present since antiquity

    古 (literal) → 古 · gǔ · ancient 已 (literal) → 已 · yǐ · already 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · there is 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · it

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense