数典忘祖 in English shu3 dian3 wang4 zu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiomatic expression); to forget one's roots

Simplified Characters

数 典 忘 祖

Traditional Characters

數 典 忘 祖

Pinyin

shu3 dian3 wang4 zu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

数shu4to count 典dian3canon 忘wang4to forget 祖zu3surname Zu