借古讽今 in English jie4 gu3 feng3 jin1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to use the past to disparage the present (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

借 古 讽 今

Traditional Characters

借 古 諷 今

Pinyin

jie4 gu3 feng3 jin1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

借jie4to lend 古gu3surname Gu 讽feng3to satirize 今jin1now