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谈古论今

tán gǔ lùn jīndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom) / to chat freely / to discuss everything
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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-d56134ac68544de4. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

談古論今 谈古论今 [tan2 gu3 lun4 jin1] /to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom)/to chat freely/to discuss everything/

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Other forms in these source records: 談古論今

  • 谈
    tán

    to speak / to talk / to converse / to chat / to discuss

    Tán

    surname Tan

  • 古
    gǔ

    ancient / old / paleo-

    Gǔ

    surname Gu

  • 论
    lùn

    opinion / view / theory / doctrine / to discuss / to talk about / to regard / to consider / per / by the (kilometer, hour etc)

    Lún

    abbr. for 論語|论语[Lún yǔ], The Analects (of Confucius)

  • 今
    jīn

    now / the present time / current / contemporary / this (day, year etc)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.