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贵远贱近
guì​yuǎn​jiàn​jìn

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. 远 遠 yuǎn adjective
    far
    far away in space or time; distant; remote
  3. 贱 賤 jiàn
    to look down on
    (literary) to despise; to look down on; to treat with contempt
  4. 近 jìn adjective
    near
    near in distance or time; close; nearby; recent