贵远鄙近 — “Value the distant, despise the near”
贵远鄙近 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to value things that are ancient or foreign and despise things that are contemporary or local; to idealize the distant past or foreign cultures while looking down upon the present or one's own”. Literally, “Value the distant, despise the near”.
贵远鄙近 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Open the tool →Questions about 贵远鄙近
What does 贵远鄙近 mean?
贵远鄙近 (guì yuǎn bǐ jìn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to value things that are ancient or foreign and despise things that are contemporary or local; to idealize the distant past or foreign cultures while looking down upon the present or one's own”.
How do you pronounce 贵远鄙近?
贵远鄙近 is pronounced guì yuǎn bǐ jìn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 贵远鄙近 literally mean?
Literally, 贵远鄙近 means “Value the distant, despise the near”. It is used to mean “to value things that are ancient or foreign and despise things that are contemporary or local; to idealize the distant past or foreign cultures while looking down upon the present or one's own”.
What is the Chinese definition of 贵远鄙近?
以为与当世相隔久远的就珍贵，相隔近的就低贱。同“贵远贱近”。