死守

sǐshǒu
  1. to defend one's property to the death
  2. to cling obstinately to old habits
  3. die-hard

CEDICT

  1. to cling stubbornly to old practices
  2. to defend to the death; to make a last-ditch defense

Wiktionary

  1. 拚死防守。
  2. 固執遵守，不知變通。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 死 sǐ
  1. to die
  2. impassable
  3. uncrossable
  4. inflexible
  5. rigid
  6. extremely
  7. damned
2 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

Related entries

死忠 sǐzhōng die-hard (fan etc)
死頑固 sǐwángù
  1. very stubborn
  2. very stubborn person
  3. die-hard
鐵桿 tiěgǎn
  1. iron rod
  2. zealous
  3. die-hard