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食古不化
sik6 gu2 bat1 faa3 |
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pedantic; inflexible; unimaginative [literal] swallow ancient learning without digesting it [synonym] 唔化 Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:食 sik6 zi6 - eat; food古 gu2 - ancient; old; a surname 不 bat1 - not; no; un- 化 faa3 - change; melt; -ize; -ify |
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