頌古非今
sòng​gǔ​fēi​jīn

to extol the past and negate the present

  • created sense approved 颂古非今/頌古非今 · sòng​gǔ​fēi​jīn · to extol the past and negate the present — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    颂古非今 / 頌古非今

    sòng​gǔ​fēi​jīn

    to extol the past and negate the present

    to praise ancient things or systems while criticizing or rejecting those of the present

    颂 (literal) → 颂/頌 · sòng · to praise 古 (literal) → 古 · gǔ · ancient 非 (literal) → 非 · fēi · to criticize 今 (literal) → 今 · jīn · modern

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    created sense