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Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「泥古不化」, explained here.

Introducing the idiom 「泥古不化」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.

Ni: rigid, stubborn. Stick to ancient rules or the sayings of the ancients and be unable to adapt.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

ní gǔ bù huà

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

nai4 gu2 bat1 fa3

Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.