故人 · gù rén
- 1. 名詞舊交;老朋友。書證足下待故人如此,便告退。——《三國演義》英文old friend
- 2. 名詞古時稱前妻或前夫。書證悵然遙相望,知是故人(指前夫)來。——《玉臺新詠·古詩爲焦仲卿妻作》例如新人從門入,故人(指前妻)從閣去。英文former wife or former husband; former spouse
- 3. 名詞已死的人。書證昔年在南昌蒙尊公骨肉之誼,今不想已作故人。——《儒林外史》英文the departed; the dead
- 4. 名詞對門生故吏既親切又客氣的謙稱。書證震曰:“故人知君,君不知故人,何也?”——《後漢書·楊震傳》英文a humble term used by a patron to refer to himself when addressing his protégés and former subordinates
