古今多少事,都付笑談中

Chinese

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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 something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 
trad. (古今多少事,都付笑談中) 古今 多少 笑談
simp. (古今多少事,都付笑谈中) 古今 多少 笑谈

Etymology

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  • 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

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Proverb

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古今多少事,都付笑談中

  1. It is better to keep an open mind with respect to right and wrong or success and failure when evaluating historical developments.