借古喻今
Traditional form:
借古喻今
Pinyin (reading):
jiègǔyùjīn
Definitions:
- to borrow the past as a model for the present
Characters:
- 借 - to borrow; to lend; excuse, pretext
- 古 - old, classic, ancient
- 喻 - metaphor, analogy; example; such as, like
- 今 - modern, current; today, now
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