eulogize the past at the expense of the present

eulogize the past at the expense of the present

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s ø NGG ǔ f ē ij ī n, which means to praise the ancient without analysis and negate the modern. It comes from the historical records of Qin Shihuang.

Idiom explanation

It refers to praising the ancient without analysis and denying the modern.

The origin of Idioms

"The book of the first emperor of Qin Dynasty in historical records:" those who dare to talk about poetry and books abandon the market, and those who are not from the present are from the past. "

Idiom usage

It refers to praising the ancient and negating the modern

Examples

It is to give history a certain scientific status, to respect the development of historical dialectics, not to praise the past and not the present, nor to praise any feudal toxin. Mao Zedong's on New Democracy

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: right and wrong

Antonym: the present and the past