保残守缺

保殘守缺
bǎocánshǒuquē
  1. conservative
  2. to preserve the outmoded

CEDICT

固守旧有的事物或思想，而不知改进变通。《汉书．卷三六．楚元王刘交传》：「犹欲保残守缺，挟恐见破之私意，而无从善服义之公心。」也作「抱残守缺」、「补残守缺」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 保 bǎo
  1. to defend; to protect; to keep
  2. to guarantee; to ensure
  3. (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 bǎojiǎ system
2 残 cán
  1. to destroy
  2. to spoil
  3. to ruin
  4. to injure
  5. cruel
  6. oppressive
  7. savage
  8. brutal
  9. incomplete
  10. disabled
  11. to remain
  12. to survive
  13. remnant
  14. surplus
3 守 shǒu
  1. to guard
  2. to defend
  3. to keep watch
  4. to abide by the law
  5. to observe (rules or ritual)
  6. nearby
  7. adjoining
4 缺 quē
  1. deficiency
  2. lack
  3. scarce
  4. vacant post
  5. to run short of

Related entries

保守 bǎoshǒu
  1. conservative
  2. to guard
  3. to keep
保守秘密。

Keep the secret.

Source: Tatoeba

守旧 shǒujiù
  1. conservative
  2. reactionary
迂拘 yūjū
  1. conventional
  2. conservative
右倾 yòuqīng
  1. right-wing
  2. reactionary
  3. conservative
  4. (PRC) rightist deviation