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安于故俗，溺于旧闻 俗：习俗；溺：沉溺，陷入。拘守于老习惯和旧风俗，局限于旧见闻。形容因循守旧 西汉·司马迁《史记·商君列传》：“常人安于故俗，学者溺于所闻。以此两者居官守法可也，非所与论于法之外也 ān  Yú  Gù  Sú，Nì  Yú  Jiù  Wén Aygs 因循守旧、墨守成规 推陈出新 复句式；作谓语、分句；含贬义

An Yu Gu Su, Ni Yu Jiu Wen (安于故俗，溺于旧闻) describes being content with old customs and bogged down by outdated knowledge, implying adherence to tradition and resistance to change, often with a negative connotation. It is from "Records of the Grand Historian" by Sima Qian of the Western Han Dynasty.

安于故俗，溺于旧闻 (ān yú gù sú, nì yú jiù wén) 形容因循守旧，拘泥于旧习惯和旧见闻，含贬义。出自西汉·司马迁《史记》。

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