數典忘祖

sou2 din2 mong4 zou2

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

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

Written Forms

數典忘祖Traditional · Main Form
数典忘祖Alternate Form

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