厚古薄今 — Chinese idiom
厚古薄今
hòu gǔ bó jīn
Meaning
- to revere the past and neglect the present
Character by character
- 厚hòugenerous; substantial; deep (as a friendship)
- 古gǔold, classic, ancient
- 薄bóthin, slight; meager, weak; poor, stingy
- 今jīnmodern, current; today, now
Idioms sharing a character
- 厚德载物 hòu dé zài wù
- 厚死薄生 hòu sǐ bó shēng
- 厚积薄发 hòu jī bó fā
- 得天独厚 dé tiān dú hòu
- 未可厚非 wèi kě hòu fēi
- 深情厚意 shēn qíng hòu yì
- 隆情厚谊 lóng qíng hòu yì
- 高官厚禄 gāo guān hòu lù
- 亘古不变 gèn gǔ bù biàn
- 人心不古 rén xīn bù gǔ
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