溫故知新
See also: 温故知新
Chinese
| (luke)warm; to review | happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old |
to know; to be aware | new; newly; meso- (chem.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (溫故知新/温故知新) | 溫/温 | 故 | 知 | 新 | |
| simp. (温故知新) | 温 | 故 | 知 | 新 | |
Etymology
From the Analects, Book 2 (《論語·爲政》):
- 子曰：「溫故而知新，可以為師矣。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐyuē: “Wēn gù ér zhī xīn, kěyǐ wéi shī yǐ.” [Pinyin]
- The Master said, "If a man keeps cherishing his old knowledge, so as continually to be acquiring new, he may be a teacher of others."
子曰：「温故而知新，可以为师矣。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wēngùzhīxīn
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄣ ㄍㄨˋ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wungùjhihsin
- Wade–Giles: wên1-ku4-chih1-hsin1
- Yale: wēn-gù-jr̄-syīn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uenguhjyshin
- Palladius: вэньгучжисинь (vɛnʹgučžisinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wən⁵⁵ ku⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wan1 gu3 zi1 san1
- Yale: wān gu jī sān
- Cantonese Pinyin: wan1 gu3 dzi1 san1
- Guangdong Romanization: wen1 gu3 ji1 sen1
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐn⁵⁵ kuː³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
溫故知新
- reviewing learnt knowledge helps one understand it better; reviewing the past helps one understand the present
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (溫故知新):
- → Japanese: 温故知新 (onkochishin)
- → Korean: 온고지신(溫故知新) (on'gojisin)
- → Vietnamese: ôn cố tri tân (溫故知新)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 溫 | 故 | 知 | 新 |
| おん Jinmeiyō |
こ Grade: 5 |
ち Grade: 2 |
しん Grade: 2 |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 溫故知新 – see the following entry. | ||
| ||
| (This term, 溫故知新, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) |
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 溫 | 故 | 知 | 新 |
Idiom
溫故知新
- chữ Hán form of ôn cố tri tân