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Mandarin · pinyin chén chén xiāng yīn

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2–2–1–1 · chen2 chen2 xiang1 yin1

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can4 can4 soeng1 jan1

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(figurative) to become stagnant or obsolete due to rigid adherence to tradition; to be devoid of any innovation