泥古不化

nì gǔ bù huà

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1. conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)

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Child Words of 泥古不化

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 化 化 huà: to make into
• 古 古 gǔ: ancient
• 泥 泥 ní: mud
• 泥 泥 nì: restrained
• 泥古 泥古 nì gǔ: stick-in-the-mud