古こ今こん東とう西ざい

noun

all times and places; everywhere and always

A yojijukugo used to express universality across time and space, often in set phrases or as a rhetorical device.

• 古こ今こん東とう西ざい、人にん間げんの悩なやみは変かわらない。

  Throughout all ages and in all places, human worries remain the same.

• このゲームは古こ今こん東とう西ざいの名めい作さくを集あつめたものだ。

  This game is a collection of masterpieces from all times and places.