Consider the past and the present
Consider the past and the present (Zhu ó g ǔ zh ē NJ ī n): refers to consider the past and the present and refer to each other. It comes from the Ming Dynasty Yang Shen's Ci pin, rhyme, harmony and vulgarity.
Idioms and allusions
Yang Shen, Ming Dynasty, wrote in CI pin, rhyme should be used harmoniously and vulgarily: "it's especially wonderful to use several rhymes together, considering the past and the present."
Analysis of Idioms
Usage: used as predicate and attributive; used in written language
Chinese PinYin : zhuó gǔ zhēn jīn
Consider the past and the present
harmonious relation among emperor and his ministers. shèng jīng xián xiàng
be one's unshirkable responsibility. zé wú páng dài
The wise see the wise. zhì zhě jiàn zhì,rén zhě jiàn rén
remove mountains and drain seas. yí shān dǎo hǎi