泥古非今 — “To adhere to ancient traditions and reject modern developments”
泥古非今 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to adhere to ancient traditions and reject modern developments”. To cling to old customs and scorn new things; to be hidebound by convention. Literally, “Adhere to ancient, reject modern”.
泥古非今 Pronunciation and Pinyin
泥古非今 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 泥
- ní泥zhōng中yǐn隐cì刺speak with veiled sarcasm
- nì泥gǔ古bù不huà化rigidly adhere to ancient conventions
- nì泥gǔ古shǒu守jiù旧cling to old ways
- nì泥gǔ古zhí执jīn今rigidly adhere to ancient conventions
- nì泥gǔ古jū拘fāng方dogmatically cling to outdated conventions
- nì泥gǔ古wéi违jīn今rigidly adhere to ancient ways
- nì泥míng名shī失shí实cling to empty reputation, disregard reality
- ní泥sù塑mù木diāo雕stiff and expressionless like a dummy
- ní泥duō多fó佛dà大More input, greater achievement
- ní泥shā沙jù俱xià下good and bad mixed together
- ní泥niú牛rù入hǎi海disappear completely and irreversibly
- ní泥zhū猪wǎ瓦gǒu狗lowly, vulgar, or contemptible person
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What does 泥古非今 mean?
泥古非今 (nì gǔ fēi jīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to adhere to ancient traditions and reject modern developments”.
How do you pronounce 泥古非今?
泥古非今 is pronounced nì gǔ fēi jīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 泥古非今 literally mean?
Literally, 泥古非今 means “Adhere to ancient, reject modern”. It is used to mean “to adhere to ancient traditions and reject modern developments”.
What is the Chinese definition of 泥古非今?
拘守古代的而否定当今的。形容崇尚陈规旧法，贬低新鲜事物。