借古喻今
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Chinese
[edit]to lend; to borrow; excuse to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of |
ancient; old | allegory | today; modern; present today; modern; present; current; this; now | ||
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trad. (借古喻今) | 借 | 古 | 喻 | 今 | |
simp. #(借古喻今) | 借 | 古 | 喻 | 今 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiègǔyùjin
- Wade–Giles: chieh4-ku3-yü4-chin1
- Yale: jyè-gǔ-yù-jīn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiehguuyuhjin
- Palladius: цзегуюйцзинь (czegujujczinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ze3 gu2 jyu6 gam1
- Yale: je gú yuh gām
- Cantonese Pinyin: dze3 gu2 jy6 gam1
- Guangdong Romanization: zé3 gu2 yu6 gem1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɛː³³ kuː³⁵ jyː²² kɐm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]借古喻今
- to allude to present events or figures by referencing historical events or figures