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贵古贱今
guì​gǔ​jiàn​jīn

to revere the past and despise the present

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 贵 貴 guì
    to value
    to prize; to attach importance to; to hold in high regard
  2. 古 gǔ adjective
    ancient
    ancient; old; from the distant past; referring to former times as opposed to the present
  3. 贱 賤 jiàn
    to look down on
    (literary) to despise; to look down on; to treat with contempt
  4. 今 jīn
    modern
    modern; contemporary (as opposed to ancient 古 gǔ)