保殘守缺

保残守缺
bǎocánshǒuquē
  1. conservative
  2. to preserve the outmoded

CEDICT

固守舊有的事物或思想，而不知改進變通。《漢書．卷三六．楚元王劉交傳》：「猶欲保殘守缺，挾恐見破之私意，而無從善服義之公心。」也作「抱殘守缺」、「補殘守缺」。

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 殘 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

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