貴古賤今 guì gǔ jiàn jīn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

貴 guì expensive, costly, valuable
古 gǔ
HSK 5
old, classic, ancient
賤 jiàn mean, low; cheap, worthless
今 jīn
HSK 1
now, today, modern era