







拾陈蹈故 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stick to old conventions or clichés”. To rehash old ideas; to cling to outdated practices. Literally, “To pick up old ideas and follow old ways”.

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Open the tool →拾陈蹈故 (shí chén dǎo gù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stick to old conventions or clichés”.
拾陈蹈故 is pronounced shí chén dǎo gù in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 拾陈蹈故 means “to pick up old ideas and follow old ways”. It is used to mean “to stick to old conventions or clichés”.
因袭陈词滥调。