hòu gǔ bó jīndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
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厚古薄今 厚古薄今 [hou4 gu3 bo2 jin1] /to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)/

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厚古薄今
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