Definition & Meaning

cling to the past; be conservative; cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn; be a stick-in-the-mud

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bào cán shǒu quē

抱 残 守 缺

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slcling to the past; be conservative; cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn; be a stick-in-the-mud
- zhèng fǔ réng zài bào cán shǒu quē
  政府仍在抱残守缺。
  The Government were sticking to stale ideas.
synonym
yīn xún shǒu jiù因循守旧 gù bù zì fēng固步自封 mò shǒu chéng guī墨守成规 gù bù zì fēng故步自封 shí gǔ bù huà食古不化 mò shǒu chén guī墨守陈规 chén chén xiāng yīn陈陈相因 bào cán shǒu quē抱残守阙 yīn xí jiù tào因袭旧套 yīn xún yán xí因循沿袭 fēng jǐ shǒu cán封己守残 bào lìng shǒu lǜ抱令守律
antonym
tuī chén chū xīn推陈出新 biāo xīn lì yì标新立异 gǎi xián gēng zhāng改弦更张 pò jiù lì xīn破旧立新 chú jiù bù xīn除旧布新 gé gù dǐng xīn革故鼎新

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"抱残守缺" cannot be written as "抱残守阙".

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