mummy; something rigid and unchanging
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
a mummy; a corpse preserved by artificial means
neutralMost famously associated with ancient Egyptian burial practices. It is a transliteration and is a technical term in archaeology and history.
Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
zài在
jīn金
zì字
tǎ塔
zhōng中
fā发
xiàn现
le了
yī一
jù具
bǎo保
cún存
wán完
hǎo好
de的
mù木
nǎi乃
yī伊
。
Archaeologists discovered a well-preserved mummy in the pyramid.
Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
de的
mù木
nǎi乃
yī伊
zhǎn展
xī吸
yǐn引
le了
dà大
liàng量
yóu游
kè客
。
The museum's mummy exhibition attracts a large number of visitors.
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Gǔ古
Āi埃
jí及
rén人
xiāng相
xìn信
zhì制
zuò作
mù木
nǎi乃
yī伊
néng能
ràng让
sǐ死
zhě者
tōng通
wǎng往
lái来
shì世
。
The ancient Egyptians believed that making a mummy would allow the deceased to travel to the afterlife.
noun
something rigid, ossified, or unchanging; a fossil
formalUsed as a metaphor for ideas, systems, or organizations that are outdated, inflexible, and resistant to change.
Rú如
guǒ果
bù不
gǎi改
gé革
，
zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
jiù就
huì会
biàn变
chéng成
yī一
jù具
shāng商
yè业
shàng上
de的
mù木
nǎi乃
yī伊
。
If it doesn't reform, this company will become a commercial fossil.
Tā他
de的
sī思
xiǎng想
yǐ已
jīng经
jiāng僵
huà化
de得
xiàng像
gè个
mù木
nǎi乃
yī伊
，
tīng听
bù不
jìn进
rèn任
hé何
xīn新
guān观
diǎn点
。
His thinking has become as ossified as a mummy, unable to accept any new ideas.