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贵古贱今

guì gǔ jiàn jīn

4-character word Traditional 貴古賤今

What 贵古贱今 means

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

The characters in 贵古贱今

• 贵guìexpensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious; (bound form) noble; of high rank
• 古gǔancient; old; paleo-
• 贱jiàninexpensive; lowly; despicable
• 今jīnnow; the present time; current

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