Four Olds

English

Etymology

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

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.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 四舊 / 四旧 (zh) (Sìjiù)

• Finnish: neljä vanhaa