非昔是今 — “To reject past views or practices in favor of present ones”
非昔是今 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to reject past views or practices in favor of present ones”. To consider past actions or ideas as wrong and current ones as right. Literally, “Wrong in the past, right in the present”.
非昔是今 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- fēi非qīn亲fēi非gù故neither kin nor acquaintance
- fēi非rén人bù不chuán传teach only the right candidate
- fēi非fèn分zhī之niàn念improper thoughts or desires
- fēi非fèn分zhī之xiǎng想covet what is beyond one's proper share
- fēi非fèn分zhī之cái财ill-gotten gains
- fēi非xíng刑diào吊kǎo拷inflict brutal unlawful torture
- fēi非xíng刑kǎo拷dǎ打torture unlawfully to extort a confession
- fēi非xíng刑bī逼kǎo拷extort confession by cruel torture
- fēi非tóng同ér儿xì戏no child's play
- fēi非tóng同xún寻cháng常extraordinary and remarkable
- fēi非tóng同xiǎo小kě可of great importance
- fēi非tóng同děng等xián闲not to be treated lightly
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What does 非昔是今 mean?
非昔是今 (fēi xī shì jīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to reject past views or practices in favor of present ones”.
How do you pronounce 非昔是今?
非昔是今 is pronounced fēi xī shì jīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 非昔是今 literally mean?
Literally, 非昔是今 means “Wrong in the past, right in the present”. It is used to mean “to reject past views or practices in favor of present ones”.
What is the Chinese definition of 非昔是今?
昔：过去。今：现在。认为过去是错误的，现在是正确的。