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食古不化

食
古
不
化
to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom) / to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject

Characters and words in 食古不化

食
shí = sh + Ø2
to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse
Add a new mnemonic for 食 = 亽 + 艮
Add a new mnemonic for 食 = 人 + 良
食
sì = s + Ø4
to feed (a person or animal)
Add a new mnemonic for 食 = 亽 + 艮
Add a new mnemonic for 食 = 人 + 良
古
gǔ = gu + Ø3
surname Gu
Add a new mnemonic for 古 = 十 + 口
古
gǔ = gu + Ø3
ancient / old / paleo-
Add a new mnemonic for 古 = 十 + 口
不
bù = bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
Add a new mnemonic for 不 = 丆 + 卜
化
huā = hu + a1
variant of 花[hua1]
Add a new mnemonic for 化 = 亻 + 匕
化
huà = hu + a4
to make into / to change into / -ization / to ... -ize / to transform / abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]
Add a new mnemonic for 化 = 亻 + 匕

Words with 食古不化

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Sentences with 食古不化

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