古今多少事,都付笑談中

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Chinese

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

  • 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


Proverb

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.