循常习故 — “Follow the conventional and accustomed to the old”
循常习故 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to adhere to old practices and established routines, unwilling to adapt or innovate; conservative and inflexible”. Literally, “Follow the conventional and accustomed to the old”.
循常习故 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 循常习故 mean?
循常习故 (xún cháng xí gù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to adhere to old practices and established routines, unwilling to adapt or innovate; conservative and inflexible”.
How do you pronounce 循常习故?
循常习故 is pronounced xún cháng xí gù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 循常习故 literally mean?
Literally, 循常习故 means “Follow the conventional and accustomed to the old”. It is used to mean “to adhere to old practices and established routines, unwilling to adapt or innovate; conservative and inflexible”.
What is the Chinese definition of 循常习故?
循常：遵循常规。习故：学习陈旧的作风。遵守旧规，沿袭先例。形容因袭保守，不愿变通。亦作“循故袭常”、“履常蹈故”、“遵常守故”。