人心不古
rén​xīn​bù​gǔ

public morality has declined

  • created sense approved 人心不古 · rén​xīn​bù​gǔ · public morality has declined — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    人心不古

    rén​xīn​bù​gǔ

    public morality has declined

    (idiom) people's hearts are no longer as honest and kind as in the past; used to lament that modern moral standards have fallen compared to ancient times

    人心 (literal) → 人心 · rén​xīn · conscience 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 古 (literal) → 古 · gǔ · simple

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense