老人不讲古,后人没个谱儿老人不講古,後人沒個譜兒老人不講古,後人沒個譜兒

if the old don't tell tales of the past, the young have no standard

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: If elders do not pass on past traditions and stories, the young lack guidance on how to act. It stresses the educational value of historical experience.

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Simplified: 老人不讲古,后人没个谱儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 老人不講古,後人沒個譜兒
Pinyin: lǎorén bù jiǎnggǔ,hòurén méi gè pǔr
Bopomofo: ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄍㄨˇ,ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄍㄜˋ ㄆㄨˇㄦ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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