率由旧章 (shuài yóu jiù zhāng) | Meaning: to act in accordance with the old rules (idiom) | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

(idiom) to continue in the same old rut · diehard conservative attitudes因循守旧yīn xún shǒu jiù

hidebound by convention (idiom)墨守成规mò shǒu chéng guī

to continue the same old routine · to carry on just as before · to procrastinate因循yīn xún

conservative · to guard · to keep保守bǎo shǒu

stiff · inflexible · mechanical · stubborn · to cut blocks for printing刻板kè bǎn

to act in accordance with the old rules (idiom) · to follow a proven formula