貴遠賤近 guì yuǎn jiàn jìn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

貴 guì expensive, costly, valuable
遠 yuǎn distant, remote, far; profound
賤 jiàn mean, low; cheap, worthless
近 jìn
HSK 2
near, close; approach; intimate