前ぜん言げん往おう行こう

noun

words and deeds of ancient people

A yojijukugo referring to the sayings and actions of people from the past, often used in literary or historical contexts to evoke wisdom or lessons from antiquity.

• 彼かれは前ぜん言げん往おう行こうを研けん究きゅうし、そこから多おおくの教きょう訓くんを得えた。

  He studied the words and deeds of ancient people and gained many lessons from them.