stick to ancient ways and reject the new

stick to ancient ways and reject the new

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is n ì g ǔ f ē ij ī n, which means sticking to the ancient and denying the present, describing advocating the old rules and belittling the new. It comes from Liu Shu's suing himself in Song Dynasty.

Idiom usage

It refers to people who don't know how to adapt

The origin of Idioms

Liu Shu of the Song Dynasty wrote in his self suit that "the past is not the present, the time does not change, the doubt is stagnant, the judgment is few, and the work is futile."

Idiom explanation

Stick to the ancient and deny the present. It describes advocating the old rules and belittling the new things.