







因袭陈规 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cling to outdated rules and conventions”. To blindly follow old practices. Literally, “follow old rules”.

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Open the tool →因袭陈规 (yīn xí chén guī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cling to outdated rules and conventions”.
因袭陈规 is pronounced yīn xí chén guī in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 因袭陈规 means “follow old rules”. It is used to mean “to cling to outdated rules and conventions”.
沿用老规章。因袭:继续使用。陈规:过时了的规章制度。