故步自封

Chinese

		happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old	a step; a pace; walk a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process	from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	to confer; to grant; to seal to confer; to grant; to seal; (a measure word)
simp. and trad. (故步自封)		故	步	自	封

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gùbùzìfēng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄈㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu³ bou⁶ zi⁶ fung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gùbùzìfēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄈㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guhbuhtzyhfeng
  - IPA ^(key): /ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gu³ bou⁶ zi⁶ fung¹
  - Yale: gu bouh jih fūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu³ bou⁶ dzi⁶ fung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gu³ bou⁶ ji⁶ fung¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kuː³³ pou̯²² t͡siː²² fʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

故步自封

to be stuck in the old ways, without the desire to improve oneself

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