贵远贱近

guì yuǎn jiàn jìn

释义

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

贵远贱近 的构成词

• 贵 贵 guì: expensive
• 贱 贱 jiàn: inexpensive
• 近 近 jìn: near
• 远 远 yuǎn: far
• 远 远 yuàn: to distance oneself from (classical)