Melting the present and casting the past
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is R ó NGJ ī nzh ù g ǔ, which means to integrate ancient and modern knowledge. It comes from the story of the golden lotus, Tan Si by Chen Ruyuan of Ming Dynasty.
Idiom usage
As object and attribute
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: melting the past and casting the present
The origin of Idioms
Chen Ruyuan of the Ming Dynasty wrote in "the story of the Golden Lotus · Tansi": "there was a melting of the present and the casting of the ancient, a five car Rao, an ice cocoon, a peanut and a jade millet."
Idiom explanation
Refers to the integration of ancient and modern knowledge.
Melting the present and casting the past
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