抱殘守缺

Chinese

		to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug or embrace to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug or embrace; surround; cherish	destroy; spoil; ruin destroy; spoil; ruin; injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; incomplete; disabled	to guard	lack; scarce; vacant post lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of
trad. (抱殘守缺)		抱	殘	守	缺
simp. (抱残守缺)		抱	残	守	缺
variant forms		抱殘守闕／抱残守阙
Literally: “to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bàocánshǒuquē

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄝ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pou⁵ caan⁴ sau² kyut³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bàocánshǒuquē
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄝ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawtsarnshoouchiue
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bàocánshǒucyue
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰän³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰɥɛ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: pou⁵ caan⁴ sau² kyut³
  - Yale: póuh chàahn sáu kyut
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pou⁵ tsaan⁴ sau² kyt⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: pou⁵ can⁴ seo² küd³
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯¹³ t͡sʰäːn²¹ sɐu̯³⁵ kʰyːt̚³/

Idiom

抱殘守缺

to be conservative; to be anachronistic
to be a stickler for ancient ways and things; to be a traditionalist
to keep working under bad conditions

See also

保殘守缺／保残守缺

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