泥古守旧 — “Cling to antiquity and stick to old ways”
泥古守旧 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rigidly adhere to ancient customs, traditions, or ideas without adapting to changing times; to be inflexible and uncreative”. Literally, “Cling to antiquity and stick to old ways”.
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More idioms starting with 泥
- ní泥zhōng中yǐn隐cì刺speak with veiled sarcasm
- nì泥gǔ古zhí执jīn今rigidly adhere to ancient conventions
- nì泥gǔ古jū拘fāng方dogmatically cling to outdated conventions
- nì泥gǔ古wéi违jīn今rigidly adhere to ancient ways
- nì泥gǔ古fēi非jīn今Adhere to ancient, reject modern
- nì泥míng名shī失shí实cling to empty reputation, disregard reality
- ní泥sù塑mù木diāo雕stiff and expressionless like a dummy
- ní泥duō多fó佛dà大More input, greater achievement
- ní泥shā沙jù俱xià下good and bad mixed together
- ní泥niú牛rù入hǎi海disappear completely and irreversibly
- ní泥zhū猪wǎ瓦gǒu狗lowly, vulgar, or contemptible person
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What does 泥古守旧 mean?
泥古守旧 (nì gǔ shǒu jiù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rigidly adhere to ancient customs, traditions, or ideas without adapting to changing times; to be inflexible and uncreative”.
How do you pronounce 泥古守旧?
泥古守旧 is pronounced nì gǔ shǒu jiù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 泥古守旧 literally mean?
Literally, 泥古守旧 means “Cling to antiquity and stick to old ways”. It is used to mean “to rigidly adhere to ancient customs, traditions, or ideas without adapting to changing times; to be inflexible and uncreative”.
What is the Chinese definition of 泥古守旧?
泥古：拘泥于古代的成规或说话。拘泥古代的制度或说法，不知变通