借古喻今
Chinese
- to lend; to borrow; excuseto lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of
ancient; old allegory today; modern; presenttoday; modern; present; current; this; nowtrad. (借古喻今) 借 古 喻 今 simp. #(借古喻今) 借 古 喻 今
Pronunciation
Idiom
借古喻今
- to allude to present events or figures by referencing historical events or figures
Related terms
- 借古諷今/借古讽今 (jiègǔfěngjīn)