古今多少事,都付笑談中
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Chinese[edit]
ancient and modern; past and present; then and now | matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair |
metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already |
pay | to laugh and talk at the same time; joke | middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) | ||||
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trad. (古今多少事,都付笑談中) | 古今 | 多少 | 事 | , | 都 | 付 | 笑談 | 中 | |
simp. (古今多少事,都付笑谈中) | 古今 | 多少 | 事 | , | 都 | 付 | 笑谈 | 中 |
Etymology[edit]
- From the last line of the opening poem of Romance of the Three Kingdoms
- Literally: How many things from past and present have they laughed and talked about with each other?
Pronunciation[edit]
Proverb[edit]
古今多少事,都付笑談中
- It is better to keep an open mind with respect to right and wrong or success and failure when evaluating historical developments.