借古讽今

Traditional: 借古諷今

jiè gǔ fěng jīn

Dictionary entry

to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)

What does 借古讽今 mean?

借古讽今 (jiè gǔ fěng jīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)

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借jièto borrow · (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend 古Gǔsurname Gu 讽fěngto satirize · to mock 今jīnnow · the present time

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借古讽今

jiè gǔ fěng jīn

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