厚古薄今 in English hou4 gu3 bo2 jin1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to revere the past and neglect the present (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

厚 古 薄 今

Traditional Characters

厚 古 薄 今

Pinyin

hou4 gu3 bo2 jin1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

厚hou4thick 古gu3surname Gu 薄bao2surname Bo 今jin1now