泥古不化

nì gǔ bù huà

释义

1. conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)

泥古不化 的构成词

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