谈古论今 — Chinese idiom
谈古论今
tán gǔ lùn jīn
Traditional: 談古論今
Meaning
- to talk of the past and discuss the present
- to chat freely
- to discuss everything
Character by character
- 谈tánto talk, to chat; conversation; surname
- 古gǔold, classic, ancient
- 论lùndebate; discussion
- 今jīnmodern, current; today, now
Idioms sharing a character
- 促膝谈心 cù xī tán xīn
- 奇谈怪论 qí tán guài lùn
- 娓娓而谈 wěi wěi ér tán
- 混为一谈 hùn wéi yī tán
- 无稽之谈 wú jī zhī tán
- 无话不谈 wú huà bù tán
- 纸上谈兵 zhǐ shàng tán bīng
- 老生常谈 lǎo shēng cháng tán
- 街谈巷议 jiē tán xiàng yì
- 言谈林薮 yán tán lín sǒu
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