撫今追昔

See also: 抚今追昔

Chinese

to comfort; touch gently with hand
 
today; modern; present; current; this; now
pursue (a problem); to chase past; former
trad. (撫今追昔)
simp. (抚今追昔)

Pronunciation


Idiom

撫今追昔

  1. to contemplate the present and recall the past with emotion; to recall the past and compare it with the present
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