蹈常襲故

follow the same old path (idiom); stuck in a rut / always the same routine

to tread on / to trample / to stamp / to fulfill / Taiwan pr. [dao4]

always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant

(bound form) to raid; to attack / (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate / (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding

happening / instance / reason / cause / intentional / former / old / friend / therefore / hence / (of people) to die, dead