Look into the present and know the past
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch á J ī nzh ī g ǔ, which means that the development of things is a process. It's always evolved with time. By observing its present, we can deduce its true colors.
Phonetic notation
ㄔㄚˊㄐㄧㄣㄓㄧㄍㄨˇ
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"If you look at yourself, you can know people; if you look at the present, you can know the past."
analysis
By observing and analyzing yourself, you can know others. By observing and analyzing today, we can know what will happen to each generation
Look into the present and know the past
modify the heaven and change the sun - yí tiān yì rì
warning taken from the overturned cart ahead - fù zhōu zhī jiè
Disharmony of water and vegetable - shuǐ cài bù jiāo