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praise the past to condemn the present · denounce the present and praise antiquity

是古非今
shì gǔ fēi jīn
sh+ì·4th toneg+ǔ·3rd tonef+ēi·1st tonej+īn·1st tone
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eulogize the past at the expense of the present颂古非今sòng gǔ fēi jīnto revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)厚古薄今hòu gǔ bó jīn
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