博古通今
bó
gǔ
tōng
jīn

Definitions

  1. 1. conversant with things past and present
  2. 2. erudite and informed

Components

  • 博古 Bó Gǔ – PN:Bo Gu (1907-1946), Soviet-trained Chinese Communist, journalist and propagandist, 1930s Left adventurist, subsequently rehabilitated, killed in air crash
  • 通 tōng – to go through
  • 今 jīn – today