刻船求剑 | stick rigidly to outdated methods

kè刻chuán船qiú求jiàn剑

To stick rigidly to outdated methods or principles; to be inflexible and unable to adapt to changing circumstances.

市场变化日新月异，如果只知道刻船求剑，企业迟早会被淘汰。

The market is changing rapidly; if a company only sticks to outdated methods, it will eventually be eliminated.

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