(idiom) to slavishly follow old patterns; to stick to outdated conventions
trad. 陳陳相因
Also written 陳陳相因【chén chén xiāng yīn】
Characters in this word
3陈
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surname Chen, Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state, Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝[Nan2 Chao2]
- Pinyin
- Chén
- Traditional
- 陳
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 6493 of 2500
相
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surname Xiang
- Pinyin
- Xiāng
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 5022 of 2500
因
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old variant of 因[yin1]
- Pinyin
- yīn
- Traditional
- 囙
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1342 of 2500