古板 (gu2 baan2) — staid; stuffy; old-fashioned and inflex… in Cantonese

guˊ²古baanˊ²板

Mandarin Pinyin: gu3 ban3

Meaning of 古板

nounstaid; stuffy; old-fashioned and inflexible

nounprim; proper; pedantic; particular; fastidious; [n] stickler for rules; preciseness; fastidiousness

keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個janˎ₄人houˊ²好guˊ²古baanˊ²板

He's very old-fashioned.

mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gam˗₃咁guˊ²古baanˊ²板

Don't be so rigid.

keoiˏ₅佢siˉ¹思soengˊ²想houˊ²好guˊ²古baanˊ²板

Her thinking is very conservative.

niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲gwaiˉ¹規geoiˊ²矩taai˗₃太guˊ²古baanˊ²板

These rules are too stiff.

keoiˏ₅佢mˎ₄唔zungˉ¹鍾ji˗₃意guˊ²古baanˊ²板

He doesn't like old-fashioned things.

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