因循坐误
yīn​xún​zuò​wù

to ruin things by following routine

  • created sense approved 因循坐误/因循坐誤 · yīn​xún​zuò​wù · to ruin things by following routine — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    因循坐误 / 因循坐誤

    yīn​xún​zuò​wù

    to ruin things by following routine

    to follow outdated habits or old conventions until a task or opportunity is ruined

    因循 (literal) → 因循 · yīn​xún · to follow the old routine 坐 (literal) → 坐 · zuò · because of 误 (literal) → 误/誤 · wù · to harm

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 因循坐误/因循坐誤 · yīn​xún​zuò​wù · to procrastinate until too late — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    因循坐误 / 因循坐誤

    yīn​xún​zuò​wù

    to procrastinate until too late

    to delay or hesitate until it is too late to act or an opportunity has been lost

    因循 (literal) → 因循 · yīn​xún · to procrastinate 坐 (literal) → 坐 · zuò · because of 误 (literal) → 误/誤 · wù · to miss

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense