借古喻今

jiè gǔ yù jīn

Meaning

to borrow the past as a model for the present

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借jièto borrow; to lend; excuse, pretext亻昔古gǔold, classic, ancient十口喻yùmetaphor, analogy; example; such as, like口俞今jīnmodern, current; today, now人