因循苟且

因循苟且

Chinese

		indiscreet	negligent; careless; temporizing negligent; careless; temporizing; unprincipled; disregarding principles
trad. (因循苟且)		因循	苟且
simp. #(因循苟且)		因循	苟且

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīnxúngǒuqiě

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄍㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄝˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yīnxúngǒuqiě [Phonetic: yīnxúngóuqiě]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄣ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄍㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄝˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: inshyungoouchiie
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yinsyúngǒuciě
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /in⁵⁵ ɕyn³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰjɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

因循苟且

1. to stick to the same old way and go through the motions