in retracing the past , the future can be known(shǔ wǎng zhī lái)
in retracing the past , the future can be known
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ǔ w ǎ ngzh ī L á I, which means to know the past and the future. It comes from Shuogua, the book of changes.
The origin of Idioms
Shuogua in the book of changes: "the number of the past is in order, and the knowledge of the future is contrary."
Idiom usage
It means knowing the past can infer the future
Examples
In hongwuzhong, the imperial court visited to know the calendar, and those who knew the past and knew the future would be granted Marquis, and they would eat five hundred stones. Lu Rong's miscellaneous notes of Shuyuan in Ming Dynasty Volume I
Chinese PinYin : shǔ wǎng zhī lái
in retracing the past , the future can be known
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have neither learning nor skill
have neither learning nor skill. bù xué wú shí
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lively and vigorous flourishes in calligraphy
lively and vigorous flourishes in calligraphy. lóng xiáng fèng yuè
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failure to put things away properly is inviting theft
failure to put things away properly is inviting theft. màn cáng huì dào
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be unable to obtain the slightest clue to one 's whereabouts
be unable to obtain the slightest clue to one 's whereabouts. yǎo wú zōng yǐng
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try to shorten the neck of a crane and lengthen that of an owl -- to go against nature
try to shorten the neck of a crane and lengthen that of an owl -- to go against nature. jié hè xù fú
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