食
古
不
化
s
h
í
s
h
í
g
ǔ
g
ǔ
b
ú
b
ù
h
u
à
h
u
à
Definitions
1. to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom)
2. to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject
Components
食
shí
–
to eat
古
Gǔ
–
surname Gu
不
bù
–
(negative prefix)
化
huà
–
to make into