抱殘守缺

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to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative · stickler for tradition

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
  2. stickler for tradition

Written Forms

抱殘守缺Traditional · Main Form
抱残守缺Alternate Form

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