Four Olds

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Etymology[edit]

Calque of Chinese 四舊四旧 (Sìjiù, the four old (things))

Proper noun[edit]

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.

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