slavishly follow one's predecessors(dǎo xí qián rén)

slavishly follow one's predecessors

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ǎ ox í Qi á NR é n, which means to follow the predecessors and lack innovation. It comes from the biography of Mi Fu in the history of Song Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Mi Fu in the history of Song Dynasty, it is said that "Fu is extremely dangerous and does not follow the path of his predecessors."

Idiom usage

As a predicate or attribute; of a work, etc. examples he works very hard in poetry, likes strange words, and doesn't know how to write. (the biography of Li Jing in the history of Jin Dynasty)

Chinese PinYin : dǎo xí qián rén