1 to hold fast to

2 to stick to

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

1 to wait for

2 to expect

3 to keep watch

4 to watch over

5 to nurse

1 to guard

2 to protect

1 old variant of 操[cāo]

1 wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife

1 (idiom) to continue in the same old rut

2 diehard conservative attitudes

1 hidebound by convention (idiom)

1 lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped

2 reticent

3 not breathing a word

1 duty to defend the country (idiom)