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借古喻今
jiè gǔ yù jīn
What 借古喻今 means
- to borrow the past as a model for the present
The characters in 借古喻今
- 借jièto borrow; (used in combination with 给; to make use of; to avail oneself of
- 古gǔancient; old; paleo-
- 喻yùto describe sth as; an analogy; a simile
- 今jīnnow; the present time; current
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