gaam3 wong5 zi1 loi4鑒往知來鉴往知来
Jyutpinggaam3 wong5 zi1 loi4
Yalegam wóngh jī lòih
Definition
to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come
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