借古讽今 — Chinese idiom
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
Traditional: 借古諷今
Meaning
- to use the past to disparage the present
Character by character
- 借jièto borrow; to lend; excuse, pretext
- 古gǔold, classic, ancient
- 讽fěngsarcastic; to chant, to mock, to ridicule
- 今jīnmodern, current; today, now
Idioms sharing a character
- 借刀杀人 jiè dāo shā rén
- 借尸还魂 jiè shī huán hún
- 借花献佛 jiè huā xiàn Fó
- 借酒浇愁 jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu
- 背城借一 bèi chéng jiè yī
- 亘古不变 gèn gǔ bù biàn
- 人心不古 rén xīn bù gǔ
- 前无古人 qián wú gǔ rén
- 千古罪人 qiān gǔ zuì rén
- 千古遗恨 qiān gǔ yí hèn
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