discourse at random of things past and present
Talking about the past and talking about the present, the Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Shu ō g ǔ t á NJ ī n, which means that from now on to the past, there are all kinds of comments, describing a wide range of topics. It's from Zhuwu Tingqin.
The origin of Idioms
The second fold of shizizhang's Zhuwu Tingqin in Yuan Dynasty: "we should talk about the past and the present, look for mountains and water, and wear flowers beside willows; we should also cultivate ourselves, benefit the people and run the country."
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: talking about the present and the past, talking about the present and the past, talking about the present and the past
Idiom usage
It can be used as predicate and object
Chinese PinYin : shuō gǔ tán jīn
discourse at random of things past and present
a makeshift to tide over a present difficulty. gē ròu bǔ chuāng
erudite but be not recognized. huǐ dú nán huá