泥古不化

nì gǔ bù huà

Dictionary entry

conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)

What does 泥古不化 mean?

泥古不化 (nì gǔ bù huà) has the following dictionary meaning.

1conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)

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泥nímud · clay 古Gǔsurname Gu 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-化huāvariant of 花[hua1]

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nì gǔ bù huà

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