鉴往知来

Traditional: 鑒往知來

jiàn wǎng zhī lái

Dictionary entry

to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come

What does 鉴往知来 mean?

鉴往知来 (jiàn wǎng zhī lái) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come

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鉴jiànvariant of 鑑|鉴[jian4]往wǎngto go (in a direction) · to 知zhīto know · to be aware 来láito come · (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

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鉴往知来

jiàn wǎng zhī lái

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