借古諷今 jiè gǔ fěng jīn

DEFINITIONS

  1. to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)

CHARACTERS

借 jiè
HSK 3
borrow; lend; make pretext of
古 gǔ
HSK 5
old, classic, ancient
諷 fěng recite, incant; satirize
今 jīn
HSK 1
now, today, modern era