借古讽今 (借古諷今)
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
Pinyin
Definition
借古讽今 (借古諷今)
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- to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一失足成千古恨
- 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
亘古不变
- 1 unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
- 2 unalterable
- 3 unvarying
- 4 monotonous
人心不古
- 1 the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
今日事今日毕
- 1 never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)
今朝有酒今朝醉
- 1 to live in the moment (idiom)
- 2 to live every day as if it were one's last
- 3 to enjoy while one can