陈陈相因 — Chinese idiom
陈陈相因
chén chén xiāng yīn
Traditional: 陳陳相因
Meaning
- to slavishly follow old patterns; to stick to outdated conventions
Character by character
- 陈chénto display, to exhibit; to plead; surname
- 陈chénto display, to exhibit; to plead; surname
- 相xiāngmutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
- 因yīncause, reason; by; because
Idioms sharing a character
- 乏善可陈 fá shàn kě chén
- 五味杂陈 wǔ wèi zá chén
- 推陈布新 tuī chén bù xīn
- 推陈出新 tuī chén chū xīn
- 新陈代谢 xīn chén dài xiè
- 陈规陋习 chén guī lòu xí
- 一脉相承 yī mài xiāng chéng
- 世代相传 shì dài xiāng chuán
- 互相推诿 hù xiāng tuī wěi
- 代代相传 dài dài xiāng chuán
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