accumulate old habit becomes custom
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ī x í ch é ngs ú, which means that a practice becomes a custom after repeated implementation. From Shang Shu Chen Shi Wu.
The origin of Idioms
Shen Shao's Shang Shu Chen Shi Wu in Jin Dynasty: "the prime minister Hou Wang, who repeatedly advocated extravagance and beauty, became popular, accumulated habits and customs, and gave advice on salary, which is not enough."
Idiom usage
It refers to the gradual formation of customs.
Chinese PinYin : jī xí chéng sú
accumulate old habit becomes custom
Thousands of miles of different wind, hundreds of miles of different customs. qiān lǐ bù tóng fēng,bǎi lǐ bù tóng sú
lush southern-type fields north of the great wall. sāi shàng jiāng nán
a blind person gropes for fish -- to act blindly. xiā zi mō yú