谈古论今

Traditional: 談古論今

tán gǔ lùn jīn

Dictionary entry

to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom)

What does 谈古论今 mean?

谈古论今 (tán gǔ lùn jīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom)

2to chat freely

3to discuss everything

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谈Tánsurname Tan 古Gǔsurname Gu 论Lúnabbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)今jīnnow · the present time

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谈古论今

tán gǔ lùn jīn

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