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溫故知新
简 温故知新 · 繁 溫故知新Mandarin · pinyin wēn gù zhī xīn
Meanings
- to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)
- to recall the past to understand the future
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1–4–1–1 · wen1 gu4 zhi1 xin1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
wan1 gu3 zi1 san1
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wan1 gu3 zi1 san1
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phrase
- (idiomatic) reviewing learnt knowledge helps one understand it better; reviewing the past helps one understand the present
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