借古諷今

Chinese

		to lend; to borrow; excuse to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of	ancient; old	satirize	today; modern; present today; modern; present; current; this; now
trad. (借古諷今)		借	古	諷	今
simp. (借古讽今)		借	古	讽	今

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiègǔfěngjīn, jiègǔfèngjīn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄈㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄣ, ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄈㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ze³ gu² fung³ gam¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiègǔfěngjīn [Phonetic: jiègúfěngjīn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄈㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiehguufeengjin
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiègǔfǒngjin
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɛ⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiègǔfèngjīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄈㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiehguufenqjin
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiègǔfòngjin
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɛ⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ze³ gu² fung³ gam¹
  - Yale: je gú fung gām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dze³ gu² fung³ gam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zé³ gu² fung³ gem¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛː³³ kuː³⁵ fʊŋ³³ kɐm⁵⁵/

Idiom

借古諷今

to satirize the present by referencing historical events or figures

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