颂古非今 sònggǔfēijīn to extol the past and negate the present Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 颂 頌 sòng to praise (bound form) to praise; to extol; to laud古 gǔ adjective ancient ancient; old; from the distant past; referring to former times as opposed to the present非 fēi to criticize to blame; to censure; to reproach; to view as incorrect or bad今 jīn modern modern; contemporary (as opposed to ancient 古 gǔ)
