抱残守缺 抱殘守缺
抱残守缺 抱殘守缺 bào cán shǒu quē ㄅㄠˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄝ pou5 caan4 sau2 kyut3
- to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
- stickler for tradition
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抱
- 怀抱 懷抱 huái bào ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄅㄠˋ waai4 pou5 to hug
- 抱怨 bào yuàn ㄅㄠˋ ㄩㄢˋ pou5 jyun3 to complain
- 抱歉 bào qiàn ㄅㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄢˋ pou5 hip3 to be sorry
- 抱负 抱負 bào fù ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄨˋ pou5 fu6 aspiration
- 拥抱 擁抱 yōng bào ㄩㄥ ㄅㄠˋ jung2 pou5 to embrace
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- 合抱 hé bào ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄠˋ hap6 pou5 to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)
- 抱团 抱團 bào tuán ㄅㄠˋ ㄊㄨㄢˊ pou5 tyun4 to band together; to team up
- 抱定 bào dìng ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ pou5 ding6 to hold on firmly
- 抱屈 bào qū ㄅㄠˋ ㄑㄩ pou5 wat1 feel wronged
- 抱恨 bào hèn ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄣˋ pou5 han6 to have a gnawing regret
- 抱愧 bào kuì ㄅㄠˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ pou5 kwai3 feel ashamed
- 抱抱 bào bào ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄠˋ pou5 pou5 to hug; to give a cuddle
- 抱拳 bào quán ㄅㄠˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ pou5 kyun4 to cup one's fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect)
- 抱持 bào chí ㄅㄠˋ ㄔˊ pou5 ci4 to hold (expectations, hopes etc)
- 抱摔 bào shuāi ㄅㄠˋ ㄕㄨㄞ pou5 seoi1 body slam (wrestling move)
- 抱有 bào yǒu ㄅㄠˋ ㄧㄡˇ pou5 jau5 to have (aspirations, suspicions etc)
- 抱枕 bào zhěn ㄅㄠˋ ㄓㄣˇ pou5 zam2 bolster
- 抱死 bào sǐ ㄅㄠˋ ㄙˇ pou5 sei2 (of a wheel during braking) to lock up
- 抱病 bào bìng ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ pou5 beng6 to be ill; to be in poor health
- 抱睡 bào shuì ㄅㄠˋ ㄕㄨㄟˋ pou5 seoi6 to hold a baby or child while they sleep
残 殘
- 伤残 傷殘 shāng cán ㄕㄤ ㄘㄢˊ soeng1 caan4 disabled
- 凶残 凶殘 xiōng cán ㄒㄩㄥ ㄘㄢˊ hung1 caan4 savage
- 摧残 摧殘 cuī cán ㄘㄨㄟ ㄘㄢˊ ceoi1 caan4 to ravage
- 残忍 殘忍 cán rěn ㄘㄢˊ ㄖㄣˇ caan4 jan2 cruel; merciless; ruthless
- 残暴 殘暴 cán bào ㄘㄢˊ ㄅㄠˋ caan4 bou6 brutal; vicious; ruthless
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- 残杀 殘殺 cán shā ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄚ caan4 saat3 to massacre
- 残留 殘留 cán liú ㄘㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ caan4 lau4 to remain; to be left over
- 残疾 殘疾 cán jí ㄘㄢˊ ㄐㄧˊ caan4 zat6 disabled
- 残缺 殘缺 cán quē ㄘㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄝ caan4 kyut3 badly damaged
- 残酷 殘酷 cán kù ㄘㄢˊ ㄎㄨˋ caan4 huk6 cruel; harsh; merciless
- 残疾人 殘疾人 cán jí rén ㄘㄢˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ caan4 zat6 jan4 disabled person
- 凶残 兇殘 xiōng cán ㄒㄩㄥ ㄘㄢˊ hung1 caan4 savage
- 助残 助殘 zhù cán ㄓㄨˋ ㄘㄢˊ zo6 caan4 to help people with disabilities
- 手残 手殘 shǒu cán ㄕㄡˇ ㄘㄢˊ sau2 caan4 (coll.) klutz
- 残值 殘值 cán zhí ㄘㄢˊ ㄓˊ caan4 zik6 residual value
- 残卷 殘卷 cán juàn ㄘㄢˊ ㄐㄩㄢˋ caan4 gyun2 surviving section of a classic work
- 残品 殘品 cán pǐn ㄘㄢˊ ㄆㄧㄣˇ caan4 ban2 defective goods
- 残喘 殘喘 cán chuǎn ㄘㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄢˇ caan4 cyun2 remaining breath
- 残垣 殘垣 cán yuán ㄘㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ caan4 wun4 (literary) ruined walls
- 残奥 殘奧 Cán Ào ㄘㄢˊ ㄠˋ caan4 ou3 Paralympics
守
- 保守 bǎo shǒu ㄅㄠˇ ㄕㄡˇ bou2 sau2 conservative
- 坚守 堅守 jiān shǒu ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕㄡˇ gin1 sau2 to hold fast to
- 守候 shǒu hòu ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄡˋ sau2 hau6 to wait for
- 守护 守護 shǒu hù ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄨˋ sau2 wu6 to guard
- 看守 kān shǒu ㄎㄢ ㄕㄡˇ hon1 sau2 to guard
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- 遵守 zūn shǒu ㄗㄨㄣ ㄕㄡˇ zeon1 sau2 to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
- 防守 fáng shǒu ㄈㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ fong4 sau2 to defend
- 守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄨ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄨˋ sau2 zyu1 doi6 tou3 lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
- 信守 xìn shǒu ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ seon3 sau2 to abide by
- 值守 zhí shǒu ㄓˊ ㄕㄡˇ zik6 sau2 (of a security guard etc) to be on duty, keeping an eye on things
- 严守 嚴守 yán shǒu ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ jim4 sau2 to strictly maintain
- 困守 kùn shǒu ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ kwan3 sau2 to stand a siege
- 固守 gù shǒu ㄍㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ gu3 sau2 to strongly defend one's position
- 太守 tài shǒu ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇ taai3 sau2 governor of a province
- 失守 shī shǒu ㄕ ㄕㄡˇ sat1 sau2 (military) (of a city etc) to fall into enemy hands
- 守住 shǒu zhu ㄕㄡˇ ˙ㄓㄨ sau2 zyu6 to hold on to
- 守信 shǒu xìn ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ sau2 seon3 to keep promises
- 守备 守備 shǒu bèi ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄟˋ sau2 bei6 to garrison
- 守兵 shǒu bīng ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄧㄥ sau2 bing1 guard
- 守分 shǒu fèn ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄣˋ sau2 fan6 to abide by the law
缺
- 欠缺 qiàn quē ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝ him3 kyut3 to be deficient in
- 残缺 殘缺 cán quē ㄘㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄝ caan4 kyut3 badly damaged
- 短缺 duǎn quē ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄩㄝ dyun2 kyut3 shortage
- 紧缺 緊缺 jǐn quē ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄩㄝ gan2 kyut3 in short supply
- 缺乏 quē fá ㄑㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˊ kyut3 fat6 to lack; to be short of
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- 缺口 quē kǒu ㄑㄩㄝ ㄎㄡˇ kyut3 hau2 nick
- 缺失 quē shī ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕ kyut3 sat1 lack; deficiency
- 缺少 quē shǎo ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕㄠˇ kyut3 siu2 lack
- 缺席 quē xí ㄑㄩㄝ ㄒㄧˊ kyut3 zik6 to be absent
- 缺陷 quē xiàn ㄑㄩㄝ ㄒㄧㄢˋ kyut3 haam6 defect; flaw
- 缺点 缺點 quē diǎn ㄑㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄢˇ kyut3 dim2 weak point
- 候缺 hòu quē ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄩㄝ hau6 kyut3 waiting for a vacancy
- 傻缺 shǎ quē ㄕㄚˇ ㄑㄩㄝ so4 kyut3 (slang) idiot; fool
- 出缺 chū quē ㄔㄨ ㄑㄩㄝ ceot1 kyut3 to fall vacant
- 列缺 liè quē ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄩㄝ lit6 kyut3 lightning (archaic word)
- 匮缺 匱缺 kuì quē ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄝ gwai6 kyut3 to be deficient in sth
- 圆缺 圓缺 yuán quē ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄝ jyun4 kyut3 waxing and waning (of the moon)
- 奇缺 qí quē ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄝ kei4 kyut3 very short of (food, clean water etc)
- 或缺 huò quē ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩㄝ waak6 kyut3 to lack
- 暂缺 暫缺 zàn quē ㄗㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝ zaam6 kyut3 currently in short supply