貴古賤今 guì gǔ jiàn jīn

to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
貴 guì
expensive; (honorific) your; precious
古 gǔ HSK 5
ancient; old; surname Gu
賤 jiàn
inexpensive; lowly
今 jīn HSK 1
now; this (day, year etc); the present time