stick in the mud
Stick to the rules, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ju é sh ǒǒ uch é nggu ī, which means stick to the existing rules and regulations. It comes from the preface to Qing Wenhui.
Idiom explanation
Stick to the existing rules and regulations.
The origin of Idioms
Huang Ren's preface to qingwenhui: "however, those who use refined prose to advance and retreat to get the fangs are still divided into different regions and follow the established rules."
Idiom usage
Verb object; predicate; derogatory
Chinese PinYin : jué shǒu chéng guī
stick in the mud
kill the chicken to frighten the monkey. shā jī hài hóu
the highest principle which cannot be explained in words. yán yǔ dào duàn