抱残守缺

النطق: bào cán shǒu quē المعنى الحرفي: Embrace the incomplete, guard the deficient

الأصل والاستخدام

This idiom describes embracing (抱) the incomplete (残) and guarding (守) the deficient (缺). Originally from Liu Xiang's writings, it described scholars who stubbornly preserved corrupted or incomplete texts. The phrase criticizes those who cling to outdated or imperfect things while rejecting improvement. Modern usage criticizes conservative attitudes that resist beneficial change.

أمثلة

الإنجليزية: "The company's resistance to new technology showed they were clinging to outdated methods."

الصينية: 公司对新技术的抵制表明他们抱残守缺。