食古不化

shí gǔ bù huà

Definisi

1. to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom)
2. to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject

Kata penyusun 食古不化

• 不 bù: no; not so
• 化 huà: to make into
• 古 gǔ: ancient
• 食 shí: to eat
• 食 sì: to feed (a person or animal)