以史为鉴 in English yi3 shi3 wei2 jian4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to learn from history (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

以 史 为 鉴

Traditional Characters

以 史 為 鑒

Pinyin

yi3 shi3 wei2 jian4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 史shi3surname Shi 为wei4as (in the capacity of) 鉴jian4variant of 鑑|鉴[jian4]