保残守缺

Traditional: 保殘守缺

bǎo cán shǒu quē

Dictionary entry

conservative

What does 保残守缺 mean?

保残守缺 (bǎo cán shǒu quē) has the following dictionary meaning.

1conservative

2to preserve the outmoded

Character breakdown

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保BǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])残cánto destroy · to spoil 守shǒuto guard · to defend 缺quēdeficiency · lack

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保残守缺

bǎo cán shǒu quē

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