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按老皇曆辦事
  on3 lou5 wong4 lik6 baan6 si6   jyutping
  an4 lao3 huang2 li4 ban4 shi4   pinyin
to continue in the same old rut; follow the beaten track


Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
按老皇曆辦事 / 按老皇历办事

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Characters in this word:

 on3  -  press; shelve; comply with
 lou5  -  old, venerable
 wong4  -  emperor; imperial; grand
 lik6  -  calendar; era
 baan6  -  manage; handle
 si6  -  matter; affair; job; work; accident
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