厚今薄古
hòu​jīn​bó​gǔ

to value the present more than the past

  • created reference approved 厚今薄古 → 厚古薄今 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    厚今薄古 hòu​jīn​bó​gǔ

    厚古薄今 hòu​gǔ​bó​jīn

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 厚今薄古 · hòu​jīn​bó​gǔ · to value the present more than the past — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    厚今薄古

    hòu​jīn​bó​gǔ

    to value the present more than the past

    To value the modern era while looking down on or ignoring the past, often used in the context of academic research.

    厚 (literal) → 厚 · hòu · to favor 今 (literal) → 今 · jīn · modern 薄 (literal) → 薄 · bó · to despise 古 (literal) → 古 · gǔ · ancient

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

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