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four olds

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables
four olds
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The four traditional things targeted for destruction during China's Cultural Revolution, usually translated as old customs, old culture, old habits, and old ideas.

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 四舊 /四旧 (Sìjiù, “the four old (things)”)

Inflected Forms

the Four Olds (canonical)

Questions

What does four olds mean?
The four traditional things targeted for destruction during China's Cultural Revolution, usually translated as old customs, old culture, old habits, and old ideas.
Where does four olds come from?
Calque of Chinese 四舊 /四旧 (Sìjiù, “the four old (things)”)

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