借古喻今 in English jie4 gu3 yu4 jin1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to borrow the past as a model for the present

Simplified Characters

借 古 喻 今

Traditional Characters

借 古 喻 今

Pinyin

jie4 gu3 yu4 jin1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

借jie4to lend 古gu3surname Gu 喻yu4surname Yu 今jin1now