貴遠賤近

gwai3 jyun5 zin6 gan6

to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)

Written Forms

貴遠賤近Traditional · Main Form
贵远贱近Alternate Form

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