保残守缺 (保殘守缺) bǎo cán shǒu quē
bǎo cán shǒu quē
set phrase
conservative; to preserve the outmoded
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '保殘守缺')
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 卷三十六 楚元王傳 Volume 36: Prince Yuan of Chu --- Liu Xiang and Liu Xin Book of Han 漢書 — count: 1
- 卷四十三 Scroll 43 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 1
Collocations
- 欲保残守缺 (欲保殘守缺) 猶欲保殘守缺 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷三十六 楚元王傳 Volume 36: Prince Yuan of Chu --- Liu Xiang and Liu Xin — count: 2