墨守成规
Traditional form:
墨守成規
Pinyin (reading):
mòshǒuchéngguī
Definitions:
- hidebound by convention (idiom)
Characters:
- 墨 - ink; writing; Mexico
- 守 - to defend, to guard, to protect; to conserve; to wait
- 成 - to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
- 规 - rules, regulations, customs, law
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