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jiègǔyùjīn to borrow the past as a model for the present

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        jiè, [藉], to lend/to borrow/by means of/to take (an opportunity), variant of 借[jiè]
        jièkǒu, to use as an excuse/on the pretext/excuse/pretext
        jièyòng, to borrow sth for another use/to borrow an idea for one's own use
        jièzhù, to draw support from/with the help of
        píngjiè, [憑借], to rely on/to depend on/by means of/thanks to/sth that one relies on
        jièguāng, excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)/reflected glory/to benefit from sb else'...
        jièjī, [借機], to seize the opportunity
        
        zūjiè, to rent/to lease
        jièjiàn, [借鑒], to draw on (others' experience)/to learn from (how others do things)/lesson to b...
宿         jièsù, to stay with sb/to ask for lodging
        jièdài, [借貸], to borrow or lend money/debit and credit items on a balance sheet
        jièchū, to lend
        jièkuǎn, to lend money/to borrow money/loan
        jiètiáo, [借條], receipt for a loan/IOU
        jièshūzhèng, [借書證], library card
        jièdiào, [借調], to temporarily transfer (personnel)
        
        jièzhài, [借債], to borrow money
        jièwèn, [借問], (honorific) May I ask?
        jièyuè, [借閱], to borrow books to read
        jiǎjiè, to make use of/to use sth as pretext/under false pretenses/under the guise of/ma...
        jièhuǒ, to borrow a light (for a cigarette)
        jiègù, to find an excuse
        
        jiètífāhuī, [借題發揮], to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas/to use sth as a pretext to ...
        jièjù, [借據], receipt for a loan
        jièfāng, borrower/debit side (of a balance sheet)
        xùjiè, [續借], extended borrowing (e.g. library renewal)
        chūjiè, to lend/to put out a loan
        jièzhòng, to rely on sb for support

        gǔguài, eccentric/grotesque/oddly/queer
        Gǔ/gǔ, surname Gu, ancient/old/paleo-
        Gǔbā, Cuba
        gǔlǎo, ancient/old/age-old
        gǔdǒng, curio/antique
        gǔdài, ancient times/olden times
        
        gǔdiǎn, classical
        gǔrén, people from ancient times/the ancients/the late (i.e. person who has passed away...
        Měnggǔ, Mongolia
        gǔbǎn, outmoded/old-fashioned/inflexible
        kǎogǔ, archaeology
        kǎogǔxuéjiā, [考古學家], archaeologist
        fùgǔ, [復古], to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration)/to turn back the clock/neoclassic...
        yuǎngǔ, [遠古], antiquity/ancient times
        
        
        
        
        
        nígǔdīng, nicotine (loanword)
        
        
        gǔwù, antique
        
        
        gǔlǔ, [古魯], guru (loanword)
        gǔmù, old tomb (archaeology)
        gǔkē, (botany) coca (source of cocaine)
        
        gǔjì, [古蹟], places of historic interest/historical sites/CL:個|个[gè]
        xīqígǔguài, crazy/bizarre/weird/fantastic/strange
        kǎogǔxué, [考古學], archaeology
        Wǎjiādùgǔ, Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso
        
        
        
        gǔtóngsè, [古銅色], bronze color
        
        
        gǔchéng, ancient city
        
        
        gǔwán, antique/curio
        Měnggǔrén, Mongol
        Mínggǔwū, Nagoya, city in Japan
        gèngǔ, [亙古], throughout time/from ancient times (up to the present)
        
        
        
        
        gǔjiù, [古舊], archaic
        
        
        
        Dégǔlā, Dracula, novel by Bram Stoker/Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia (1431-1476), nicknam...
        gǔyǔ, [古語], ancient language/old expression
        Àogǔsītǎ, [奧古斯塔], Augusta (place name: capital of Maine, city in Georgia etc)
        gǔbǎo, ancient castle
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        zìgǔ, (since) ancient times/(from) time immemorial
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        gǔshēngwùxuéjiā, [古生物學家], palaeontologist/paleobiologist
        
        
        gǔLuómǎ, [古羅馬], ancient Rome
        gǔshū, [古書], ancient book/old book
        gǔwén, old language/the Classics/Classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang an...
        gǔshí, [古時], antiquity
        
        zìgǔyǐlái, [自古以來], since ancient times
        
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        zhūgǔlì, chocolate (loanword)/CL:塊|块[kuài]
        gǔwǎngjīnlái, [古往今來], since ancient times/since times immemorial
        gǔshíhou, [古時候], in ancient times/in olden days
        
        zuògǔ, to die/to pass away
        
        qiāngǔ, for all eternity/throughout all ages
        Gǔlánjīng, [古蘭經], Koran (Islamic scripture)/Quran
        ZhōngGǔ/zhōnggǔ, Sino-Cuban/China-Cuba, medieval/Middle Ages/Chinese middle antiquity, 3rd to 9th...
        
        gǔlāgé, gulag
        
        
        
        
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        Pángǔ, [盤古], Pangu (creator of the universe in Chinese mythology)
        Gǔqí, Gucci (brand)
        gǔpǔ, [古樸], simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc)
        
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        gǔdào, ancient road/precepts of the antiquity
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        gǔjí, ancient text/antique books
        
        
        gǔdiǎnwénxué, [古典文學], classical literature
        gǔxùn, [古訓], old adage/ancient teaching
        
        
        
        
        
        Gǔchí, [古馳], Gucci (brand)
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        gǔlǐgǔguài, quaint/odd and picturesque/weird and wonderful
        
        
        shígǔbùhuà, to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom)/to be pedantic without ...
        gǔsègǔxiāng, interesting and appealing (of old locations, objects etc)
        míngshènggǔjì, [名勝古跡], historical sites and scenic spots
        
        
        gǔshēngwù, paleo-organism
        
        gǔjīn, then and now/ancient and modern
        
        Gǔgēnhǎimǔ, Guggenheim (name)
        
        yīshīzúchéngqiāngǔhèn, a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
        
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        gǔzhuāng, [古裝], ancient costume/period costume (in movies etc)
        
        
        gǔfāng, ancient prescription
        
        
        
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        gǔshēngwùxué, [古生物學], palaeontology
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        ShèngÀogǔsīdīng, [聖奧古斯丁], St Augustine/Aurelius Augustinus (354-430), theologian and Christian philosopher...
        
        
        
        gǔchà, [古剎], old Buddhist temple
        
        
        
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        Gǔtián, Gutian county in Ningde 寧德|宁德[Níng dé], Fujian
        
        
        
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        shànggǔ, the distant past/ancient times/antiquity/early historical times
        rénxīnbùgǔ, the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        Gǔěrbāngjié, [古爾邦節], Eid al-Adha or Festival of the Sacrifice (Qurban), celebrated on the 10th day of...
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        gǔshī, [古詩], old verse/Classical Chinese poem
        
        gǔyàn, [古諺], ancient proverb/old saying
        
        
        
        
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        Tōnggǔsī, Tungus
        
        
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        Nèiměnggǔ, [內蒙古], Inner Mongolia/abbr. for 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nèi měng gǔ Zì zhì qū], Inner Mongolia au...
        
        
        měnggǔbāo, yurt
        
        yīgǔnǎor, [一古腦兒], variant of 一股腦兒|一股脑儿[yī gǔ nǎo r]
        
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        bǐyù, to compare/to liken to/metaphor/analogy/figure of speech/figuratively
        bùkělǐyù, to be impervious to reason (idiom)/unreasonable
        Yù/yù, surname Yu, to describe sth as/an analogy/a simile/a metaphor/an allegory
        yǐnyù, [隱喻], metaphor
        jiāyùhùxiǎo, [家喻戶曉], understood by everyone (idiom); well known/a household name
        ànyù, metaphor
        bùyánéryù, it goes without saying/it is self-evident
        míngyù, simile
        

        jīntiān, today/at the present/now
        jīnwǎn, tonight
        jīnnián, this year
        jīn, now/the present time/current/contemporary/this (day, year etc)
        rújīn, nowadays/now
        zhìjīn, so far/to this day/until now
        jīnrì, today
        jīnhòu, [今後], hereafter/henceforth/in the future/from now on
        jīnyè, tonight/this evening
        
        qìjīnwéizhǐ, [迄今為止], so far/up to now/still (not)
        dāngjīn, [當今], current/present/now/nowadays
        xiànjīn, [現今], now/nowadays/modern
        jīnshēng, this life
        jīnchén, this morning
        érjīn, now/at the present (time)
        qìjīn, so far/to date/until now
        jīnr, [今兒], (coll.) today
        shízhìjīnrì, [時至今日], (idiom) up to the present/even now/now (in contrast with the past)/at this late ...
        jīnfēixībǐ, things are very different now (idiom)/times have changed
        
        jīnzhāo, at the present/now
        
        
        gǔwǎngjīnlái, [古往今來], since ancient times/since times immemorial
        
        jīnrge, [今兒個], (coll.) today
        
        
        jīnshì, this life/this age
        
        
        gǔjīn, then and now/ancient and modern
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        jīnxī, past and present/yesterday and today
        
        

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