故人 · gù rén
- 1. 名词旧交;老朋友。书证足下待故人如此,便告退。——《三国演义》英文old friend
- 2. 名词古时称前妻或前夫。书证怅然遥相望,知是故人(指前夫)来。——《玉台新咏·古诗为焦仲卿妻作》例如新人从门入,故人(指前妻)从阁去。英文former wife or former husband; former spouse
- 3. 名词已死的人。书证昔年在南昌蒙尊公骨肉之谊,今不想已作故人。——《儒林外史》英文the departed; the dead
- 4. 名词对门生故吏既亲切又客气的谦称。书证震曰:“故人知君,君不知故人,何也?”——《后汉书·杨震传》英文a humble term used by a patron to refer to himself when addressing his protégés and former subordinates
