溫故知新
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See also: 温故知新
Chinese
[edit](luke)warm; to review | happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old |
to know; to be aware | new; newly; meso- (chem.) | ||
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trad. (溫故知新/温故知新) | 溫/温 | 故 | 知 | 新 | |
simp. (温故知新) | 温 | 故 | 知 | 新 |
Etymology
[edit]From the Analects, Book 2 (《論語·爲政》):
- 子曰:「溫故而知新,可以為師矣。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐyuē: “Wēn gù ér zhī xīn, kěyǐ wéi shī yǐ.” [Pinyin]
- The Master said, "If a man keeps cherishing his old knowledge, so as continually to be acquiring new, he may be a teacher of others."
子曰:「温故而知新,可以为师矣。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
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- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄣ ㄍㄨˋ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wungùjhihsin
- Wade–Giles: wên1-ku4-chih1-hsin1
- Yale: wēn-gù-jr̄-syīn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uenguhjyshin
- Palladius: вэньгучжисинь (vɛnʹgučžisinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wən⁵⁵ ku⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wan1 gu3 zi1 san1
- Yale: wān gu jī sān
- Cantonese Pinyin: wan1 gu3 dzi1 san1
- Guangdong Romanization: wen1 gu3 ji1 sen1
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐn⁵⁵ kuː³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]溫故知新
- reviewing learnt knowledge helps one understand it better; reviewing the past helps one understand the present
Descendants
[edit]Sino-Xenic (溫故知新):
- → Japanese: 温故知新 (onkochishin)
- → Korean: 온고지신(溫故知新) (on'gojisin)
- → Vietnamese: ôn cố tri tân (溫故知新)
Vietnamese
[edit]chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |||
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溫 | 故 | 知 | 新 |
Idiom
[edit]溫故知新
- chữ Hán form of ôn cố tri tân.
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