gaam3 wong5 zi1 loi4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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