借古讽今 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

借jiè古gǔ讽fěng今jīn

to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
trad. 借古諷今

Also written 借古諷今【jiè gǔ fěng jīn】

Characters in this word

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借

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to borrow, (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend, to make use of; to avail oneself of, (sometimes followed by 著|着[zhe5]) by; with

Pinyin: jiè

Strokes: 10
Frequency: 1371 of 2500

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古

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surname Gu

Pinyin: Gǔ

Strokes: 5
Frequency: 6799 of 2500

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讽

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to satirize, to mock, to recite, Taiwan pr. [feng4]

Pinyin: fěng
Traditional: 諷

Strokes: 6
Frequency: 4575 of 2500

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今

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now, the present time, current, contemporary, this (day, year etc)

Pinyin: jīn

Strokes: 4
Frequency: 4454 of 2500

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