因襲
yīnxí
ㄧㄣ ㄒㄧˊ
Simplified 因袭
- 1to follow old patterns
- 2to imitate existing models
- 3to continue along the same lines
Example
最光明的處世方法是既蔑視社會的因襲，又過著與社會的因襲不相矛盾的生活。
zuì guāngmíng de chǔshì fāngfǎ shì jì mièshì shèhuì de yīnxí yòu guò zhe yǔ shèhuì de yīnxí bú xiàng máodùn de shēnghuó
The most enlightened way of living is to despise social conventions while at the same time living your life in conformity to them.