故步自封

gù bù zì fēng

Dictionary entry

stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas

What does 故步自封 mean?

故步自封 (gù bù zì fēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas

2stagnating and conservative

Character breakdown

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故gùhappening · instance 步Bùsurname Bu 自zì(bound form) self; oneself · from; since 封Fēngsurname Feng

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故步自封

gù bù zì fēng

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