dǎo​cháng​xí​gù

to follow the same old path

Senses

蹈常袭故/ 蹈常襲故 dǎo​cháng​xí​gù (also dào​cháng​xí​gù) to follow the same old path

(idiom) to stick blindly to convention; to follow an established routine without any change or innovation; to be stuck in a rut

References

synonym 蹈常袭故/蹈常襲故 墨守成规/墨守成規