talk about the past and the present
In Chinese, Pinyin is t á NJ ī NL ù ng ǔ, which means to talk about everything and comment on everything from present to ancient. It's from duanzhenghao Yule.
The origin of Idioms
Zhang Kejiu, Yuan Dynasty, wrote in his book duanzhenghao Yule: "the world laughs at Qiaoyu and talks about the present and the past."
Analysis of Idioms
On the present and the ancient
Idiom usage
It can be used as predicate and object. "There is also a Taoist who has a wonderful understanding of Zhang Ling. He can also drink and feast. He can talk about the past and the present. He knows everything. He can understand everything, and he can do it If you can't even talk about knowledge, you're not qualified to talk about the past. On my prose by Ba Jin
talk about the past and the present
The day is near, Chang'an is far away - rì jìn cháng ān yuǎn
put a round peg in a square hole - fāng ruì huán záo