zhāng​wǎng​chá​lái

to reflect on the past to predict the future

Senses

彰往察来/ 彰往察來 zhāng​wǎng​chá​lái to reflect on the past to predict the future

To reveal past events as a way to understand or predict what is to come; to consider the past and weigh the future.

References

variant 彰往察来/彰往察來 章往考来/章往考來