「閉關自守」
| Entry #1 | |
| Pronunciation： | bai3 gwaan1 zi6 sau2 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
閉 to shut; to close, shut; to end; to close 關 to shut; to close; difficult situation; stage of a game; line of defence 自 oneself; from; since; self- 守 to guard; to defend; to keep; to stick to |
| Part of Speech： | verb |
| Explanation： |
conservative, unwilling to explore new things outside, or self-isolated from communication, in terms of one's character or style; literally: to close the gateway and defend by oneself
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| Synonym： | Synonym： 因循守舊 墨守成規 |
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