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翻老皇历

fān lǎo huáng lìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to look to the past for guidance (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-c1b8e422adc32200. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

翻老皇曆 翻老皇历 [fan1 lao3 huang2 li4] /to look to the past for guidance (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 翻老皇曆

  • 翻
    fān

    to turn over / to flip over / to overturn / to rummage through / to translate / to decode / to double / to climb over or into / to cross

  • 老
    lǎo

    prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough

  • 皇
    huáng

    emperor

    Huáng

    surname Huang

  • 历
    lì

    calendar / to experience / to undergo / to pass through / all / each / every / history

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