古今中外 gǔjīn-zhōngwài at all times and in all places (idiom)
How to remember 古今中外: 古 old + 今 now + 中 middle + 外 outside = at all times and in all places (idiom).
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How it is used
- An idiom: 'at all times and in all places / ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign' - 古今中外的名人 (famous figures across all times and lands).
- A four-part sweep (古/今 past-present, 中/外 China-abroad) used to claim universality; a stock phrase in essays and speeches.