Typically used with reference to collectibles and desirable objects dating to at least 100 years before the present, with differing ranges of age for certain specific objects (e.g., 60 years carpets, 25 years for automobiles).

antique(generic time frame)　(P,,U,English-P,D,U,A)
古董(時代)　(P,,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
ku tung(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
gǔ dǒng(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
gu dong(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)

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thing(s) reflecting style/period/culture are....

antiques(object genre)

Chinese (traditional)....	專門用來表示至少有百年以上的收集品和值得珍藏的物件，對某些特定物件會有不同的年資界定〈例如60年的地毯，25年的汽車〉。

antique(generic time frame)............	[VP]
.................	Sotheby's Online (2001-)
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 8 September 2008
古董(時代)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 p. 60
.................	藝術名詞與技法辭典 p. 23

Getty AAT: 300310546 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300310546
ASDC Union Catalog： antique 、古董 、ku tung 、gǔ dǒng 、gu dong