粵

泥nai4古gu2

nai4 gu2nì gǔ

English

  1. stick-in-the-mud
  2. to stick to old ways
  3. stubbornly conservative
  4. sticking to old stuff; being stubbornly conservative

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 拘泥於以前嘅嘢,唔接受事物會隨時間變改

Examples

  • 佢份人好泥古,唔願意接受新嘅思想同觀念。

    He is very stubborn and unwilling to accept new ideas and concepts.

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

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