近亲繁殖

近親繁殖
jìnqīnfánzhí
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 inbreeding (of animals or plants)
  2. 2 insular hiring / promotion within a closed circle (figurative)

Examples

Jìnqīn fánzhí róngyì dǎozhì jīyīn wèntí.
Inbreeding easily leads to genetic problems.
Gōngsī chángqī jìnqīnfánzhí, guǎnlǐ céng quēfá xīnxiān xuèyè.
Years of insular hiring have left management short on fresh blood.

Tips

usage
Modern usage extends beyond biology: used critically for organizations (government, academia, companies) that promote only internal people, causing stagnation.
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Quoted in Zhang Zhou's 《步履艰难中国》 in exactly this critical organizational sense.

Stroke Order

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qīn
fán
zhí