Chinese
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!to comfort; touch gently with hand
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today; modern; present
today; modern; present; current; this; now
!pursue (a problem); to chase
!past; former
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!trad. (撫今追昔)
| 撫
| 今
| 追
| 昔
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!simp. (抚今追昔)
| 抚
| 今
| 追
| 昔
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Idiom
撫今追昔
- to contemplate the present and recall the past with emotion; to recall the past and compare it with the present