博古通今

bó gǔ tōng jīn

Definisi

1. conversant with things past and present
2. erudite and informed

Kata penyusun 博古通今

• 古 gǔ: ancient
• 通 tòng: classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
• 今 jīn: now
• 博 bó: extensive
• 博古 bó gǔ: Bo Gu (1907-1946), Soviet-trained Chinese Communist, journalist and propagandist, 1930s Left adventurist, subsequently rehabilitated, killed in air crash