因循守舊

Chinese

		indiscreet	conservative; reactionary; sticking to old ways
trad. (因循守舊)		因循	守舊
simp. (因循守旧)		因循	守旧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīnxúnshǒujiù

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan¹ ceon⁴ sau² gau⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīnxúnshǒujiù
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄣ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yinsyúnshǒujiòu
    • Wade–Giles: yin¹-hsün²-shou³-chiu⁴
    • Yale: yīn-syún-shǒu-jyòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: inshyunshooujiow
    • Palladius: иньсюньшоуцзю (inʹsjunʹšouczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /in⁵⁵ ɕyn³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan¹ ceon⁴ sau² gau⁶
    • Yale: yān chèuhn sáu gauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan¹ tsoen⁴ sau² gau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen¹ cên⁴ seo² geo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵn²¹ sɐu̯³⁵ kɐu̯²²/

Idiom

因循守舊

1. to adhere to old rules or traditions without changing or innovating