撫今思昔
fǔ​jīn​sī​xī

reflect on the past

  • created reference approved 抚今思昔/撫今思昔 → 抚今追昔/撫今追昔 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    抚今思昔 / 撫今思昔 fǔ​jīn​sī​xī

    抚今追昔 / 撫今追昔 fǔ​jīn​zhuī​xī

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 抚今思昔/撫今思昔 · fǔ​jīn​sī​xī · reflect on the past — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    抚今思昔 / 撫今思昔

    fǔ​jīn​sī​xī

    reflect on the past

    To reflect on the past in the light of the present; to contemplate the past while looking at things as they are today.

    抚 (literal) → 抚/撫 · fǔ · to press 今 (literal) → 今 · jīn · the present 思 (literal) → 思 · sī · to think 昔 (literal) → 昔 · xī · the past

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense