墨守成規

mòshǒuchéngguī

stick to convention; stay in a rut

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mò shǒu chéng guī

n. routinism, scholasticism

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mo4 shou3 cheng2 gui1

hidebound by convention (idiom)

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墨守成規|墨守成规 [mò shǒu chéng guī] ► hidebound by convention (idiom)