數典忘祖 shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
數 shǔ
number; several; figure
典 diǎn HSK 3
law; standard work of scholarship; canon
忘 wàng HSK 3
to forget; to neglect; to overlook
祖 zǔ HSK 6
ancestor; forefather; grandparents