Four Olds

proper noun

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

OriginChinese 四舊 /四旧 →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Four Olds
  1. historicalThe four traditional things targeted for destruction during China's Cultural Revolution, usually translated as old customs, old culture, old habits, and old ideas.

Origin

  1. Chinese四舊 /四旧“the four old (things)”
  2. EnglishFour Olds

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 四舊 /四旧
  • 四舊 /四旧 (Sìjiù)Translations
Finnish neljä vanhaa
  • neljä vanhaaTranslations
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Four Olds. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Four%20Olds

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Chicago

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