泥古不化

Mandarin · pinyin nì gǔ bù huà

Meanings

  1. conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)
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泥
ní · mud, mire; earth, clay; plaster
古
gǔ · old, classic, ancient
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
化
huà · change, convert, reform; -ize
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4–3–4–4 · ni4 gu3 bu4 hua4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

nai4 gu2 bat1 faa3

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