







洞鉴古今 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a profound insight into history and present-day affairs”. To possess a comprehensive understanding of the past and the present. Literally, “deeply discern past and present”.

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Open the tool →洞鉴古今 (dòng jiàn gǔ jīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a profound insight into history and present-day affairs”.
洞鉴古今 is pronounced dòng jiàn gǔ jīn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 洞鉴古今 means “deeply discern past and present”. It is used to mean “to have a profound insight into history and present-day affairs”.
洞鉴:明察。深入透彻地了解历史与现实世事。