数典忘祖
shǔ​diǎn​wàng​zǔ

to forget one's roots

  • created reference approved 数典忘祖/數典忘祖 → 饮水思源/飲水思源 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    数典忘祖 / 數典忘祖 shǔ​diǎn​wàng​zǔ

    饮水思源 / 飲水思源 yǐn​shuǐ​sī​yuán

    antonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 数典忘祖/數典忘祖 · shǔ​diǎn​wàng​zǔ · to forget one's roots — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    数典忘祖 / 數典忘祖

    shǔ​diǎn​wàng​zǔ

    to forget one's roots

    To recount history but forget one's own ancestors; describes forgetting one's origins, being ungrateful, or being ignorant of one's own country's history.

    数 (literal) → 数/數 · shǔ · to count 典 (literal) → 典 · diǎn · canon 忘 (literal) → 忘 · wàng · to forget 祖 (literal) → 祖 · zǔ · ancestor

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

    created sense