溫故知新

See also: 温故知新

Chinese
(luke)warm; to review
 
happening; instance; reason
happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old
 to know; to be aware new; newly; meso- (chem.)
trad. (溫故知新/温故知新) 溫/温 故 知 新
simp. (温故知新) 温 故 知 新

Etymology

From the Analects, Book 2 (《論語·爲政》):

子曰：「溫故而知新，可以為師矣。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
子曰：「温故而知新，可以为师矣。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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."

Pronunciation

Idiom

溫故知新

  1. reviewing learnt knowledge helps one understand it better; reviewing the past helps one understand the present

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (溫故知新):

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
溫故知新

Idiom

溫故知新

  1. chữ Hán form of ôn cố tri tân.
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