







袭人故智 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to adopt or reuse someone else's old stratagem or trick”. To follow a tried-and-true method, often implying a lack of originality or innovation. Literally, “Adopt others' old stratagems”.

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Open the tool →袭人故智 (xí rén gù zhì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to adopt or reuse someone else's old stratagem or trick”.
袭人故智 is pronounced xí rén gù zhì in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 袭人故智 means “Adopt others' old stratagems”. It is used to mean “to adopt or reuse someone else's old stratagem or trick”.
袭:因袭,套用。智:指计算。套用别人使用过的计策。