established practice; old custom; precedent
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established practice; old custom; convention
literaryA classical or literary term referring to long-standing rules, habits, or precedents. Often implies they are unthinkingly followed or binding.
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
yòu囿
yú于
gù故
cháng常
，
bù不
gǎn敢
cháng尝
shì试
xīn新
fāng方
fǎ法
。
He is always confined by established conventions and dares not try new methods.
Xí习
wéi为
gù故
cháng常
，
dà大
jiā家
biàn便
bù不
zài再
jué觉
de得
qí奇
guài怪
。
Once it becomes an established practice, people no longer find it strange.
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Chuàng创
xīn新
cháng常
cháng常
xū需
yào要
dǎ打
pò破
gù故
cháng常
。
Innovation often requires breaking with established conventions.