Respect far and despise near

Respect far and despise near

I think that those who are far away from the world are precious, while those who are near are humble. It's the same as "valuing the distant but not the near".

Idiom explanation

It's the same as "valuing the distant but not the near".

Idioms and allusions

Hu Zai's former collection of yuyinconghua in Tiaoxi, Xiangshan Jushi quoted Cai kuanfu's Shihua in Song Dynasty: "the words spoken by Chu people are Qiang and Jian, and the words spoken in Pingyu are some. Once adopted by Qu and Song Dynasties, they became good sentences in later generations. However, as a matter of common customs, they can't live without respect and contempt."

Discrimination of words

Near synonym: high and far, low and near usage: used as predicate and attribute; refers to things that people can't see in front of them