翻老皇历 fānlǎohuánglì to look to the past Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 翻 fān verb to rummage to rummage or search through; to leaf or browse through papers or books老皇历 老皇曆 lǎohuángli obsolete practice an old-fashioned rule or way of doing things that is no longer applicable or relevant