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Home / Idiom / 厚古薄今

to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)

厚古薄今
hòu gǔ bó jīn
h+òu·4th toneg+ǔ·3rd toneb+ó·2nd tonej+īn·1st tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
praise the past to condemn the present · denounce the present and praise antiquity是古非今shì gǔ fēi jīnpartial · biased · prejudiced · eccentric偏心piān xīnto revere the past and despise the present (idiom)贵远贱近guì yuǎn jiàn jìn
Antonyms
(idiom) things are very different now; times have changed今非昔比jīn fēi xī bǐ
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