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Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「鎔古鑄今」 below.

Today, we explore the idiom 「鎔古鑄今」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

Integrate ancient and modern knowledge. Same as “melting the present and casting the past”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

róng gǔ zhù jīn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yung4 gu2 jyu3 gam1

There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.