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
alternative 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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàocánshǒuquē
    • 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/
• 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/

Idiom

抱殘守缺

1. to be conservative and not receptive to new things; to be a stickler for ancient ways and things
2. to be faithful to ancient ways and things
3. to keep working under bad conditions

See also

• 保殘守缺／保残守缺