是古非今 — “To affirm the past and deny the present without careful analysis”
是古非今 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to affirm the past and deny the present without careful analysis”. To uncritically uphold antiquated ways and reject contemporary ones. Literally, “Affirm ancient, deny modern”.
是古非今 Pronunciation and Pinyin
是古非今 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 是古非今
Idioms Related to 是古非今
Synonyms of 是古非今
Antonyms of 是古非今
More idioms starting with 是
- shì是kě可rěn忍，，shú孰bù不kě可róng容If this is tolerable, what isn't?
- shì是kě可rěn忍，，shú孰bù不kě可rěn忍If this is tolerable, what isn't?
- shì是shì是fēi非fēi非distinguishing right from wrong
- shì是fēi非bù不fēn分unable to distinguish right from wrong
- shì是fēi非zhī之dì地a place of trouble or controversy
- shì是fēi非zhī之xīn心sense of right and wrong
- shì是fēi非rén人wǒ我complex human relationships of right and wrong
- shì是fēi非fēn分míng明distinguish right from wrong
- shì是fēi非kǒu口shé舌verbal disputes and gossip
- shì是fēi非zhǐ只wèi为duō多kāi开kǒu口Trouble comes from too much talk
- shì是fēi非dé得shī失rights and wrongs, gains and losses
- shì是fēi非qū曲zhí直the rights and wrongs of a matter
Recommended tools
Bingo Cards
Picture and word Bingo for your class
Open the tool →
Character Highlight Animator
Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
Open the tool →
Picture Worksheets
Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets
Open the tool →
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →Questions about 是古非今
What does 是古非今 mean?
是古非今 (shì gǔ fēi jīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to affirm the past and deny the present without careful analysis”.
How do you pronounce 是古非今?
是古非今 is pronounced shì gǔ fēi jīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 是古非今 literally mean?
Literally, 是古非今 means “Affirm ancient, deny modern”. It is used to mean “to affirm the past and deny the present without careful analysis”.
What is the Chinese definition of 是古非今?
是：认为对；非：认为不对，不以为然。指不加分析地肯定古代的，否认现代的。