貴古賤今
guì​gǔ​jiàn​jīn

to revere the past and despise the present

  • created sense approved 贵古贱今/貴古賤今 · guì​gǔ​jiàn​jīn · to revere the past and despise the present — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    贵古贱今 / 貴古賤今

    guì​gǔ​jiàn​jīn

    to revere the past and despise the present

    to value things from ancient times while looking down on things from the present

    贵 (literal) → 贵/貴 · guì · to value 古 (literal) → 古 · gǔ · ancient 贱 (literal) → 贱/賤 · jiàn · to look down on 今 (literal) → 今 · jīn · modern

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