頌古非今

颂古非今
sònggǔfēijīn

to eulogize the past and belittle the present

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 頌 sòng
  1. ode
  2. eulogy
  3. to praise in writing
  4. to wish (in letters)
=2 古 Gǔ surname Gu
=2 古 gǔ
  1. ancient
  2. old
  3. paleo-
=2 古 gù
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 固 (gù)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 故 (gù)
  3. alternative form of 固 (gù)
  4. alternative form of 故 (gù)
=2 古 kū
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 古成
  2. only used in 古成
=3 非 Fēi abbr. for 非洲 Fēizhōu, Africa
=3 非 fēi
  1. to not be; not
  2. wrong; incorrect
  3. non-; un-; in-; de-
  4. to reproach; to blame
  5. (coll.) to insist on; simply must
4 今 jīn
  1. now
  2. the present time
  3. current
  4. contemporary
  5. this (day, year etc)