- 貝(shell; currency)
- 中(middle; center)
- 一(one; unified)
Cowrie shells held at the center top position represent wealth and are therefore precious.
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to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
We should not value the ancient while despising the modern.
to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
We should not value the ancient while despising the modern.
Cowrie shells held at the center top position represent wealth and are therefore precious.
Ten mouths passing word down through generations—that is something ancient.
Money and valuables are considered small and cheap, so the character means contemptible and lowly.
Cowrie shells held at the center top position represent wealth and are therefore precious.
Ten mouths passing word down through generations—that is something ancient.
Money and valuables are considered small and cheap, so the character means contemptible and lowly.
to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
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