墨守成规
mòshǒu-chéngguīTraditional 墨守成規
to stick to conventions
Every meaning
mòshǒu-chéngguī
- to stick to conventions
Its characters
- 墨mòink; ink stick
- 守shǒuto guard; to defend
- 成chéngto become; to turn into
- 规guīrule; regulation (as in 规则)
Words with 墨
Words with 守
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.