拘keoi1泥nai4

keoi1 nai4jū nì

English

to be a stickler for formalities
to rigidly adhere to
to cling to
constrained
ill at ease
to rigidly stick to, esp. formalities

粵語 — Cantonese

過份執着，唔識得變通

Examples

唔使拘泥喺啲小節上。
It is totally unnecessary to stick to the small things.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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