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Home / Idiom / 借古讽今

to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)

借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
j+iè·4th toneg+ǔ·3rd tonef+ěng·3rd tonej+īn·1st tone
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lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom) · fig. to make indirect criticisms指鸡骂狗zhǐ jī mà gǒulit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree · fig. to scold sb indirectly · to make oblique accusations (idiom)指桑骂槐zhǐ sāng mà huái(idiom) to attack sb by innuendo; to make insinuations含沙射影hán shā shè yǐngto refer obliquely to · to insinuate · innuendo影射yǐng shè