consider that past is wrong and present is right
It's an idiom, pronounced f ē IX ī sh ì J ī n, which means that the past is wrong and the present is right. From Xuanhe Shupu Lishu Xulun.
Idiom explanation
Yesterday: in the past. Today: now. It is right to think that the past was wrong and the present is right.
Idiom usage
It means to negate the past.
The origin of Idioms
"Xuanhe Shupu · Lishu Xulun" says: "Qin Dynasty unified the six states, wanted to fool Qianshou, and set his own course, often not what he used to be.
Analysis of Idioms
The past and the present
consider that past is wrong and present is right
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