Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「以古為鏡」.
Today’s idiom is 「以古為鏡」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
Learn from the successes and failures of history. Same as “learn from the past”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yǐ gǔ wéi jìng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yi5 gu2 wai4 geng3
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
