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借古喻今

Mandarin · pinyin jiè gǔ yù jīn

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4–3–4–1 · jie4 gu3 yu4 jin1

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ze3 gu2 jyu6 gam1

Cantonese word readings for 借古喻今. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

ze3 gu2 jyu6 gam1

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(idiomatic) to allude to present events or figures by referencing historical events or figures