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swallow ancient learning without digesting it; be pedantic; be fettered by old conventions

shí gǔ bù huà

食 古 不 化

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derogswallow ancient learning without digesting it; be pedantic; be fettered by old conventions
- chuán tǒng zhōng huá wén huà bìng bù tí chàng shí gǔ bù huà
  传统中华文化并不提倡“食古不化”。
  Chinese culture and traditions do not advocate pedantry.
synonym
zhào běn xuān kē照本宣科 nì gǔ bù huà泥古不化 shí ér bù huà食而不化
antonym
róng huì guàn tōng融会贯通

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