inbreeding (in organizations or academia); nepotism and intellectual incest
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
academic inbreeding; organizational nepotism
derogatoryA derogatory idiom used primarily to criticize unhealthy practices in academia (e.g., universities hiring their own graduates) or in organizations (e.g., promoting relatives). It implies a lack of fresh perspectives, new ideas, and external competition.
Zhè这
suǒ所
dà大
xué学
jìn近
qīn亲
fán繁
zhí殖
xiàn现
xiàng象
yán严
zhòng重
，
jiào教
shòu授
dà大
duō多
shì是
běn本
xiào校
bì毕
yè业
de的
。
The university suffers from severe inbreeding; most professors graduated from this same institution.
Gōng公
sī司
yào要
fā发
zhǎn展
，
bì必
xū须
dǎ打
pò破
jìn近
qīn亲
fán繁
zhí殖
de的
yòng用
rén人
mó模
shì式
。
For the company to grow, it must break the pattern of inbreeding in its hiring practices.
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Zhè这
ge个
xué学
shù术
quān圈
zi子
de的
jìn近
qīn亲
fán繁
zhí殖
zǔ阻
ài碍
le了
chuàng创
xīn新
sī思
xiǎng想
de的
chǎn产
shēng生
。
The academic inbreeding within this circle hinders the generation of innovative ideas.
Tā他
yī一
zhí直
pī批
píng评
zhèng政
fǔ府
bù部
mén门
cún存
zài在
de的
“
jìn近
qīn亲
fán繁
zhí殖
”
wèn问
tí题
。
He has consistently criticized the problem of 'inbreeding' within government departments.