抱殘守缺
Chinese
editto 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 | ||
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trad. (抱殘守缺) | 抱 | 殘 | 守 | 缺 | |
simp. (抱残守缺) | 抱 | 残 | 守 | 缺 | |
alternative forms | 抱殘守闕/抱残守阙 | ||||
Literally: “to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn”. |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄝ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bàocánshǒucyue
- Wade–Giles: pao4-tsʻan2-shou3-chʻüeh1
- Yale: bàu-tsán-shǒu-chywē
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawtsarnshoouchiue
- Palladius: баоцаньшоуцюэ (baocanʹšoucjue)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰän³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: pou5 caan4 sau2 kyut3
- Yale: póuh chàahn sáu kyut
- Cantonese Pinyin: pou5 tsaan4 sau2 kyt8
- Guangdong Romanization: pou5 can4 seo2 küd3
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰou̯¹³ t͡sʰaːn²¹ sɐu̯³⁵ kʰyːt̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit抱殘守缺
- to be conservative and not receptive to new things; to be a stickler for ancient ways and things
- to be faithful to ancient ways and things
- to keep working under bad conditions