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抱殘守缺 (pou5 caan4 sau2 kyut3) — stick to the old way of doing things; be conservative in Cantonese

pouˏ₅抱caanˎ₄殘sauˊ²守kyut˗₃缺
简 抱残守缺
Mandarin Pinyin: bao4 can2 shou3 que1

Meaning of 抱殘守缺

nounstick to the old way of doing things; be conservative

Characters in 抱殘守缺

抱pou5
embrace; hold in the arms; hug
殘caan4
remnant; remaining; leftover
守sau2
remain; maintain; hold to
缺kyut3
imperfect; damaged; defective

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