To judge the past from the present

To judge the past from the present

In Chinese idioms, Pinyin is Zhu ó g ǔ zh ǔ NJ ī n, which means to choose things from ancient times and compare them with today's situation. It comes from Zhang Juzheng's request for a special official to compile a book in Ming Dynasty.

Idioms and allusions

Zhang Juzheng of the Ming Dynasty wrote a book called "a book compiled by a special official today. We should study the origin of the book, prepare the detailed changes, judge the past and the present, and determine the constitution of a generation and the canon of ten thousand years." Liu Ruoyu of the Ming Dynasty wrote in zuozhongzhi · anecdotes miscellany: "if you consider the past and the present, talk about the classics and history, explore the origin of life, seek immortality, respond to the sound of music, and seek not to be alone, then you are Liu Jun and Zheng Jun." Chapter 60 of the romance of the Three Kingdoms: "this is made by the prime minister according to the past and the present, imitating the thirteen chapters of Sun Tzu."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing. [making sentences with examples]: the prime minister imitated the thirteen chapters of Sun Tzu based on the past and the present. The 60th chapter of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong in Ming Dynasty

The origin of Idioms

Zhang Juzheng of the Ming Dynasty wrote a book called "a book compiled by a special official today. We should study the origin of the book, prepare the detailed changes, judge the past and the present, and determine the constitution of a generation and the canon of ten thousand years."