食古如鲠 — “To eat the old as if choked by a bone”
食古如鲠 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rigidly adhere to ancient knowledge without proper understanding or flexible application; to be pedantic and unadaptable in applying learned wisdom; to be unable to digest old ideas”. Literally, “To eat the old as if choked by a bone”.
食古如鲠 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- shí食bù不xià下yàn咽too distraught to eat
- shí食bù不èr二wèi味eat simply with only one dish
- shí食bù不chōng充kǒu口unable to get enough food
- shí食bù不chōng充cháng肠not enough food to satisfy hunger
- shí食bù不chōng充jī饥barely enough food to survive
- shí食bù不jiān兼wèi味eat only one dish
- shí食bù不jiān兼ròu肉eat simply, limiting meat consumption
- shí食bù不yàn厌jīng精，，kuài脍bù不yàn厌xì细eat well-prepared refined food
- shí食bù不niàn念bǎo饱eat with moderation
- shí食bù不xiá暇bǎo饱too busy to eat properly
- shí食bù不guǒ果fù腹not have enough food to eat
- shí食bù不qiú求gān甘not seek delicious food
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What does 食古如鲠 mean?
食古如鲠 (shí gǔ rú gěng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rigidly adhere to ancient knowledge without proper understanding or flexible application; to be pedantic and unadaptable in applying learned wisdom; to be unable to digest old ideas”.
How do you pronounce 食古如鲠?
食古如鲠 is pronounced shí gǔ rú gěng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 食古如鲠 literally mean?
Literally, 食古如鲠 means “to eat the old as if choked by a bone”. It is used to mean “to rigidly adhere to ancient knowledge without proper understanding or flexible application; to be pedantic and unadaptable in applying learned wisdom; to be unable to digest old ideas”.
What is the Chinese definition of 食古如鲠?
犹言食古不化。指对所学的古代知识理解得不深不透，不善于按现在的情况来运用，跟吃不东西不消化一样。