數典忘祖

Chinese

 
number; figure; to count; to calculate; several; frequently; repeatedly
canon; dictionary to forget; to overlook; to neglect ancestor; forefather; grandparents
trad. (數典忘祖)
simp. (数典忘祖)

Pronunciation


Idiom

數典忘祖

  1. to forget one's roots
  2. to be ignorant of the history of one's own country or ancestors
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