鉴往知来
鉴往知来
jiàn wǎng zhī lái
to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come
verb
Traditional: 鑒往知來
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- (verb) to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come
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