mourn the ancient and grieve the modern(diào gǔ shāng jīn)

mourn the ancient and grieve the modern

It is a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is di à og à sh à NGJ à n, which means to pay attention to historic sites, recall the past and feel sad about the present situation. From the ode to regret.

Idiom explanation

Hang: hang by weight.

The origin of Idioms

Regret Fu written by Emperor Jianwen of Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty: "to study the former history, to pay attention to the past and to the present."

Idiom usage

As predicate, object, attribute; used for feeling. Example: when you are free to collect medicine and get water, you can't meet it. How can you hang on to the past and hurt the present? (preface to Mr. Zheng Pingzi's 70th birthday by Huang Zongxi in Qing Dynasty)

Chinese PinYin : diào gǔ shāng jīn