泥守
nì shǒu
Pinyin

Definition

泥守
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nì shǒu
  1. stubborn and conservative

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

jiān shǒu
  1. 1 to hold fast to
  2. 2 to stick to
shǒu
  1. 1 to guard
  2. 2 to defend
  3. 3 to keep watch
  4. 4 to abide by the law
  5. 5 to observe (rules or ritual)
  6. 6 nearby
  7. 7 adjoining
shǒu hòu
  1. 1 to wait for
  2. 2 to expect
  3. 3 to keep watch
  4. 4 to watch over
  5. 5 to nurse
shǒu suì
  1. 1 to see in the New Year
  2. 2 to stay up all night on lunar New Year's Eve
shǒu hù
  1. 1 to guard
  2. 2 to protect
zūn shǒu
  1. 1 to comply with
  2. 2 to abide by
  3. 3 to respect (an agreement)
fáng shǒu
  1. 1 to defend
  2. 2 to protect (against)
bǎo shǒu
  1. 1 conservative
  2. 2 to guard
  3. 3 to keep
xìn shǒu
  1. 1 to abide by
  2. 2 to keep (promises etc)
gù shǒu
  1. 1 to strongly defend one's position
  2. 2 to be entrenched
  3. 3 to cling to
tǔ dòu ní
  1. 1 mashed potato
tài shǒu
  1. 1 governor of a province
shī shǒu
  1. 1 (military) (of a city etc) to fall into enemy hands
  2. 2 (fig.) to take a turn for the worse
shǒu zhu
  1. 1 to hold on to
  2. 2 to defend
  3. 3 to keep
  4. 4 to guard
shǒu xìn
  1. 1 to keep promises
shǒu zé
  1. 1 rules
  2. 2 regulations
shǒu yè
  1. 1 to be on all-night duty
  2. 2 to be on night watch
  3. 3 to keep a vigil
shǒu héng
  1. 1 conservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics)
  2. 2 to remain constant (of a number)
shǒu shí
  1. 1 punctual
shǒu wàng
  1. 1 to keep watch
  2. 2 on guard

Idioms (20)

出淤泥而不染
chū yū ní ér bù rǎn
  1. 1 lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be principled and incorruptible
判若云泥
pàn ruò yún ní
  1. 1 as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
  2. 2 worlds apart
因循守旧
yīn xún shǒu jiù
  1. 1 (idiom) to continue in the same old rut
  2. 2 diehard conservative attitudes
墨守成规
mò shǒu chéng guī
  1. 1 hidebound by convention (idiom)
守口如瓶
shǒu kǒu rú píng
  1. 1 lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
  2. 2 reticent
  3. 3 not breathing a word
守土有责
shǒu tǔ yǒu zé
  1. 1 duty to defend the country (idiom)
守望相助
shǒu wàng xiāng zhù
  1. 1 to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
  2. 2 mutual help and protection
守株待兔
shǒu zhū dài tù
  1. 1 lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
  2. 2 to wait idly for opportunities
  3. 3 to trust to chance rather than show initiative
守株待兔,缘木求鱼
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú
  1. 1 to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
安分守己
ān fèn shǒu jǐ
  1. 1 to be content with one's lot (idiom)
  2. 2 to know one's place
抱残守缺
bào cán shǒu quē
  1. 1 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
  2. 2 stickler for tradition
有为有守
yǒu wéi yǒu shǒu
  1. 1 able to act while maintaining one's integrity (idiom)
  2. 2 also written 有守有為|有守有为[yǒu shǒu yǒu wéi]
泥古不化
nì gǔ bù huà
  1. 1 conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)
泥沙俱下
ní shā jù xià
  1. 1 mud and sand flow together (idiom)
  2. 2 good and bad mingle
泥牛入海
ní niú rù hǎi
  1. 1 lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning
熬更守夜
áo gēng shǒu yè
  1. 1 to stay up through the night (idiom)
燕子衔泥垒大窝
yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō
  1. 1 the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)
  2. 2 many a little makes a mickle
烂泥扶不上墙
làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng
  1. 1 useless (idiom)
  2. 2 worthless
  3. 3 inept
雪泥鸿爪
xuě ní hóng zhǎo
  1. 1 a goose's footprint in the snow
  2. 2 vestiges of the past (idiom)
  3. 3 the fleeting nature of human life (idiom)
魂不守舍
hún bù shǒu shè
  1. 1 to be preoccupied (idiom)
  2. 2 to be inattentive
  3. 3 to be frightened out of one's mind

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