Eating old things is like a stick in the neck
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh í g ǔ R ú g ě ng, which means eating the ancient is not good. It refers to not having a deep understanding of the ancient knowledge and not being good at applying it according to the present situation, just like not eating and digesting. The source is the preface to the Congzhi of sheltering Lu.
The origin of Idioms
The preface of zuolu Congzhi is written in the book of zuolu, which is written in the book of zuolucongzhi. It is also written in the book of zuolucongzhi, which is written in the book of "Du Fu He" and in the book of "Ma Tou Ren"
Idiom usage
It is often used in figurative sentences
Eating old things is like a stick in the neck
the beating of gongs and drums resounded to the skies - luó gǔ xuān tiān
give up the evil and follow the good - shèng cán qù shā
children and grandchildren get official rank - lán guì qí fāng