Read Edit View history 墨守成规 mòshǒuchéngguī to stick to convention Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 墨守成规 墨守成規 mòshǒuchéngguī to stick to convention (idiom) to be hidebound by convention; to stick to old ways and be unwilling to change or innovate. Derived from the philosopher Mozi's skill at defending cities Frequency Movie subtitles 0.540 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.445 per million Cross-References Synonym 故步自封 gùbùzìfēng因循守旧 yīnxúnshǒujiù抱残守缺 bàocánshǒuquē画地为牢 huàdìwéiláo陈陈相因 chénchénxiāngyīn蹈常袭故 dǎochángxígùAntonym 标新立异 biāoxīnlìyì推陈出新 tuīchénchūxīn革故鼎新 gégùdǐngxīn日新月异 rìxīnyuèyì勇猛精进 yǒngměngjīngjìn Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
墨守成规 墨守成規 mòshǒuchéngguī to stick to convention (idiom) to be hidebound by convention; to stick to old ways and be unwilling to change or innovate. Derived from the philosopher Mozi's skill at defending cities Frequency Movie subtitles 0.540 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.445 per million Cross-References Synonym 故步自封 gùbùzìfēng因循守旧 yīnxúnshǒujiù抱残守缺 bàocánshǒuquē画地为牢 huàdìwéiláo陈陈相因 chénchénxiāngyīn蹈常袭故 dǎochángxígùAntonym 标新立异 biāoxīnlìyì推陈出新 tuīchénchūxīn革故鼎新 gégùdǐngxīn日新月异 rìxīnyuèyì勇猛精进 yǒngměngjīngjìn Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)