泥古执今 — Chinese Idiom
泥古执今 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rigidly adhere to ancient conventions and indiscriminately apply them to current affairs; to be shackled by outdated traditions and unwilling to adapt to modern realities”.
泥古执今 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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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bù不huà化rigidly adhere to ancient conventions
- nì泥gǔ古shǒu守jiù旧cling to old ways
- nì泥gǔ古jū拘fāng方dogmatically cling to outdated conventions
- 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 泥古执今 mean?
泥古执今 (nì gǔ zhí jīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rigidly adhere to ancient conventions and indiscriminately apply them to current affairs; to be shackled by outdated traditions and unwilling to adapt to modern realities”.
How do you pronounce 泥古执今?
泥古执今 is pronounced nì gǔ zhí jīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 泥古执今?
泥：拘泥；执：执拘，约束限制。比喻用古代的陈规硬套今天的事物