Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「酌古沿今」. Explanation below.
The idiom 「酌古沿今」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.
It refers to considering the evolution of ancient and modern times to clarify the origin.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhuó gǔ yán jīn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jeuk3 gu2 yun4 gam1
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