厚古薄今
hòu gǔ bó jīn
Pinyin

Definition

厚古薄今
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hòu gǔ bó jīn
  1. to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

今天
jīn tiān
  1. 1 today
  2. 2 at the present
  3. 3 now
今年
jīn nián
  1. 1 this year
今日
jīn rì
  1. 1 today
今晚
jīn wǎn
  1. 1 tonight
今
jīn
  1. 1 now
  2. 2 the present time
  3. 3 current
  4. 4 contemporary
  5. 5 this (day, year etc)
今儿
jīn r5
  1. 1 (coll.) today
今夜
jīn yè
  1. 1 tonight
  2. 2 this evening
今后
jīn hòu
  1. 1 hereafter
  2. 2 henceforth
  3. 3 in the future
  4. 4 from now on
今朝
jīn zhāo
  1. 1 at the present
  2. 2 now
今生
jīn shēng
  1. 1 this life
厚
hòu
  1. 1 thick
  2. 2 deep or profound
  3. 3 kind
  4. 4 generous
  5. 5 rich or strong in flavor
  6. 6 to favor
  7. 7 to stress
厚道
hòu dao
  1. 1 kind and honest
  2. 2 generous
  3. 3 sincere
古
Gǔ
  1. 1 surname Gu
古代
gǔ dài
  1. 1 ancient times
  2. 2 olden times
古典
gǔ diǎn
  1. 1 classical
古城
gǔ chéng
  1. 1 ancient city
古老
gǔ lǎo
  1. 1 ancient
  2. 2 old
  3. 3 age-old
如今
rú jīn
  1. 1 nowadays
  2. 2 now
复古
fù gǔ
  1. 1 to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration)
  2. 2 to turn back the clock
  3. 3 neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文
  4. 4 retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s)
微薄
wēi bó
  1. 1 scanty
  2. 2 meager

Idioms (20)

一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
亘古不变
gèn gǔ bù biàn
  1. 1 unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
  2. 2 unalterable
  3. 3 unvarying
  4. 4 monotonous
人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
  1. 1 the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
今日事今日毕
jīn rì shì jīn rì bì
  1. 1 never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)
今朝有酒今朝醉
jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì
  1. 1 to live in the moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to live every day as if it were one's last
  3. 3 to enjoy while one can
今非昔比
jīn fēi xī bǐ
  1. 1 things are very different now (idiom)
  2. 2 times have changed
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
  1. 1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
刻薄寡恩
kè bó guǎ ēn
  1. 1 harsh and merciless (idiom)
前不见古人，后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě
  1. 1 unique
  2. 2 unprecedented (idiom)
千古罪人
qiān gǔ zuì rén
  1. 1 sb condemned by history (idiom)
千古遗恨
qiān gǔ yí hèn
  1. 1 to have eternal regrets (idiom)
厚古薄今
hòu gǔ bó jīn
  1. 1 to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
厚德载物
hòu dé zài wù
  1. 1 with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)
厚死薄生
hòu sǐ bó shēng
  1. 1 lit. to praise the dead and revile the living
  2. 2 fig. to live in the past (idiom)
厚积薄发
hòu jī bó fā
  1. 1 lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)
  2. 2 good preparation is the key to success
  3. 3 to be well prepared
古今中外
gǔ jīn zhōng wài
  1. 1 at all times and in all places (idiom)
喷薄欲出
pēn bó yù chū
  1. 1 to be on the verge of eruption (idiom)
  2. 2 (of the sun) to emerge in all its brilliance
如履薄冰
rú lu:3 bó bīng
  1. 1 lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be extremely cautious
  3. 3 to be skating on thin ice
妄自菲薄
wàng zì fěi bó
  1. 1 to be unduly humble (idiom)
  2. 2 to undervalue oneself
彪炳千古
biāo bǐng qiān gǔ
  1. 1 to shine through the ages (idiom)

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