stick in the mud
Stick to the rules, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ju é sh ǒǒ uch é nggu ī, which means stick to the existing rules and regulations. It comes from the preface to Qing Wenhui.
Idiom explanation
Stick to the existing rules and regulations.
The origin of Idioms
Huang Ren's preface to qingwenhui: "however, those who use refined prose to advance and retreat to get the fangs are still divided into different regions and follow the established rules."
Idiom usage
Verb object; predicate; derogatory
stick in the mud
besiege a city to annihilate the enemy reinforce - wéi chéng dǎ yuán
No matter how solid the root is, it will hurt - zài shí zhī gēn bì shāng
The moon knows the wind, the foundation knows the rain - yuè yūn zhī fēng,chǔ rùn zhī yǔ