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泥守
nì shǒu
Pinyin
Definition
泥守
-
nì shǒu
stubborn and conservative
Character Decomposition
泥
氵
尸
匕
守
宀
寸
Related Words
(20)
坚守
jiān shǒu
1
to hold fast to
2
to stick to
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
守候
shǒu hòu
1
to wait for
2
to expect
3
to keep watch
4
to watch over
5
to nurse
守岁
shǒu suì
1
to see in the New Year
2
to stay up all night on lunar New Year's Eve
守护
shǒu hù
1
to guard
2
to protect
遵守
zūn shǒu
1
to comply with
2
to abide by
3
to respect (an agreement)
防守
fáng shǒu
1
to defend
2
to protect (against)
保守
bǎo shǒu
1
conservative
2
to guard
3
to keep
信守
xìn shǒu
1
to abide by
2
to keep (promises etc)
固守
gù shǒu
1
to strongly defend one's position
2
to be entrenched
3
to cling to
土豆泥
tǔ dòu ní
1
mashed potato
太守
tài shǒu
1
governor of a province
失守
shī shǒu
1
(military) (of a city etc) to fall into enemy hands
2
(fig.) to take a turn for the worse
守住
shǒu zhu
1
to hold on to
2
to defend
3
to keep
4
to guard
守信
shǒu xìn
1
to keep promises
守则
shǒu zé
1
rules
2
regulations
守夜
shǒu yè
1
to be on all-night duty
2
to be on night watch
3
to keep a vigil
守恒
shǒu héng
1
conservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics)
2
to remain constant (of a number)
守时
shǒu shí
1
punctual
守望
shǒu wàng
1
to keep watch
2
on guard
Idioms
(20)
出淤泥而不染
chū yū ní ér bù rǎn
1
lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
2
fig. to be principled and incorruptible
判若云泥
pàn ruò yún ní
1
as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
2
worlds apart
因循守旧
yīn xún shǒu jiù
1
(idiom) to continue in the same old rut
2
diehard conservative attitudes
墨守成规
mò shǒu chéng guī
1
hidebound by convention (idiom)
守口如瓶
shǒu kǒu rú píng
1
lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
2
reticent
3
not breathing a word
守土有责
shǒu tǔ yǒu zé
1
duty to defend the country (idiom)
守望相助
shǒu wàng xiāng zhù
1
to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
2
mutual help and protection
守株待兔
shǒu zhū dài tù
1
lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
2
to wait idly for opportunities
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
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
to be content with one's lot (idiom)
2
to know one's place
抱残守缺
bào cán shǒu quē
1
to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
2
stickler for tradition
有为有守
yǒu wéi yǒu shǒu
1
able to act while maintaining one's integrity (idiom)
2
also written 有守有為|有守有为[yǒu shǒu yǒu wéi]
泥古不化
nì gǔ bù huà
1
conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)
泥沙俱下
ní shā jù xià
1
mud and sand flow together (idiom)
2
good and bad mingle
泥牛入海
ní niú rù hǎi
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
to stay up through the night (idiom)
燕子衔泥垒大窝
yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō
1
the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)
2
many a little makes a mickle
烂泥扶不上墙
làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng
1
useless (idiom)
2
worthless
3
inept
雪泥鸿爪
xuě ní hóng zhǎo
1
a goose's footprint in the snow
2
vestiges of the past (idiom)
3
the fleeting nature of human life (idiom)
魂不守舍
hún bù shǒu shè
1
to be preoccupied (idiom)
2
to be inattentive
3
to be frightened out of one's mind
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