Chinese
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!remember
!past; former
!to comfort; touch gently with hand
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today; modern; present
today; modern; present; current; this; now
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!trad. (憶昔撫今)
| 憶
| 昔
| 撫
| 今
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!simp. (忆昔抚今)
| 忆
| 昔
| 抚
| 今
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Idiom
憶昔撫今
- to recall the past and compare it with the present; to reflect on the past in light of the present