jū nì

拘泥 (jū nì) is a Chinese word meaning “to be a stickler for formalities; to rigidly adhere to; to cling to”.

Meanings

  1. 1to be a stickler for formalities
  2. 2to rigidly adhere to
  3. 3to cling to
  4. 4constrained
  5. 5ill at ease

Characters in 拘泥

拘jū · to capture泥ní · mud

Related words

泥mud泥restrained拘留to detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody拘捕to arrest水泥cement泥土earth; soil; mud; clay拘留所detention center泥巴(coll.) mud土豆泥mashed potato拘束to restrict拘禁constraint泥浆slurry; mud

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