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Four Olds

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.

Proper noun

the Four Olds

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

Origin of Four Olds

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

Questions about Four Olds

What does Four Olds mean?
Four Olds means the four traditional things targeted for destruction during China's Cultural Revolution, usually translated as old customs, old culture, old habits, and old ideas.
What part of speech is Four Olds?
Four Olds is a proper noun.

Words near Four Olds in the dictionary

  1. four o'clock flowers
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  3. four of a kind
  4. four oh four
  5. four oh fours
  6. Four Olds
  7. four on the floor
  8. four one one
  9. four penny nail
  10. four penny nails
  11. four pips

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