贵远贱近
guì​yuǎn​jiàn​jìn

to revere the past and despise the present

  • created sense approved 贵远贱近/貴遠賤近 · guì​yuǎn​jiàn​jìn · to revere the past and despise the present — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    贵远贱近 / 貴遠賤近

    guì​yuǎn​jiàn​jìn

    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 远 (literal) → 远/遠 · yuǎn · far 贱 (literal) → 贱/賤 · jiàn · to look down on 近 (literal) → 近 · jìn · near

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