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Home / Idiom / 数典忘祖

to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots

数典忘祖
shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ
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to forget忘记wàng jìto copy the way they walk in Handan (idiom) · slavishly copying others, one risks becoming a caricature邯郸学步Hán dān xué bù