抱残守缺(bào cán shǒu quē): to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom)
4 charactersTrad. 抱殘守缺
to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom)
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- bào cán shǒu quē
- Meaning
- to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 抱殘守缺
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