因襲 [－袭]

Jyutping jan1 zaap6
Pinyin yīn xí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to follow old patterns
  2. to imitate existing models
  3. to continue along the same lines
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to follow (old customs, methods, rules, etc.); to copy
    (syn.) 承襲, 仍, 沿襲, 承袭, 沿袭
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    最光明的处世方法是既蔑视社会的因袭，又过着与社会的因袭不相矛盾的生活。
    最光明的處世方法是既蔑視社會的因襲，又過着與社會的因襲不相矛盾的生活。
    zuì guāng míng de chǔ shì fāng fǎ shì jì miè shì shè huì de yīn xí ， yòu guò zhe yǔ shè huì de yīn xí bù xiāng máo dùn de shēng huó 。
    • The most enlightened way of living is to despise social conventions while at the same time living your life in conformity to them.