翻老皇历 in English fan1 lao3 huang2 li4 Meaning

Meanings

• to look to the past for guidance (idiomatic expression)

Pinyin

fan1 lao3 huang2 li4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

翻fan1to turn over 老lao3prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 皇huang2surname Huang 历li4old variant of 曆|历[li4]