泥古不化 nì gǔ bù huà

DEFINITIONS

  1. conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)

CHARACTERS

泥 nì
HSK 6
mud, mire; earth, clay; plaster
古 gǔ
HSK 5
old, classic, ancient
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
化 huà
HSK 3
change, convert, reform; -ize