故步自封 (gù bù zì fēng) | Meaning: stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

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

to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative · stickler for tradition抱残守缺bào cán shǒu quē

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

conservative · to guard · to keep保守bǎo shǒu

a pool of stagnant water · stagnant or listless condition一潭死水yī tán sǐ shuǐ

lit. Xiao's governance followed by Cao (idiom) · fig. to strictly adhere to the policies of the predecessor · to follow precedent萧规曹随Xiāo guī Cáo suí

stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas · stagnating and conservative