食古不化

食古不化
[shí gǔ bù huà]
to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom)
to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject

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食古不化
shígŭ-bùhuà
〈成〉 swallow ancient learning without digesting it; lack true understanding of ancient wisdom

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食古不化
shí gǔ bù huà
指学了古代的文化知识不善于理解和应用,跟吃了东西不能消化一样。 {swallow ancient learning without digesting it; follow the ancients blindly; study ancient learning but fail to understand and use it well, as if eating without digesting}

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食古不化
shígǔ-bùhuà
<熟> swallow ancient learning without digesting it―be pedantic

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食古不化
/shígǔbùhuà/
pedantic

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