Understanding Chinese starts with simple characters, grows to phrases, and finally idioms. Learn 「守闕抱殘」 today for free with this guide.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「守闕抱殘」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
A metaphor for being conservative and unwilling to change. Same as “keeping flaws and embracing the disabled”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shǒu què bào cán
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sau2 kyut3 pou5 chaan4
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
