借古喻今 in Chinese

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  "lang_code": "zh",
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        "to allude to present events or figures by referencing historical events or figures"
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      "id": "en-借古喻今-zh-phrase-~nRNbDAg",
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        {
          "roman": "jiègǔfěngjīn",
          "word": "借古諷今"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jiègǔfěngjīn",
          "word": "借古讽今"
        }
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jiègǔyùjīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄣ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ze³ gu² jyu⁶ gam¹"
    },
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jiègǔyùjīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄣ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jiègǔyùjin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chieh⁴-ku³-yü⁴-chin¹"
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
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      "roman": "czegujujczinʹ",
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        "Palladius"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Hong Kong"
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      "zh_pron": "ze³ gu² jyu⁶ gam¹"
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      "zh_pron": "je gú yuh gām"
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        "Cantonese",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "zé³ gu² yu⁶ gem¹"
    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡sɛː³³ kuː³⁵ jyː²² kɐm⁵⁵/",
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        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "借古喻今"
}

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    {
      "roman": "jiègǔfěngjīn",
      "word": "借古諷今"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiègǔfěngjīn",
      "word": "借古讽今"
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      ],
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          "allude"
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          "present",
          "present"
        ],
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          "event"
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        [
          "figure",
          "figure"
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          "referencing",
          "reference"
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          "historical",
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  "sounds": [
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      "zh_pron": "jiègǔyùjīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄣ"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ze³ gu² jyu⁶ gam¹"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jiègǔyùjīn"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄣ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jiègǔyùjin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chieh⁴-ku³-yü⁴-chin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jyè-gǔ-yù-jīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jiehguuyuhjin"
    },
    {
      "roman": "czegujujczinʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цзегуюйцзинь"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ze³ gu² jyu⁶ gam¹"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "je gú yuh gām"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dze³ gu² jy⁶ gam¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zé³ gu² yu⁶ gem¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɛː³³ kuː³⁵ jyː²² kɐm⁵⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "借古喻今"
}

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"借古喻今" meaning in Chinese

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