守舊

See also: 守旧

Chinese

		to guard	old (opposite of new); former
trad. (守舊)		守	舊
simp. (守旧)		守	旧

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shǒujiù

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² gau⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siú-kū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shǒujiù
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shǒujiòu
  - Wade–Giles: shou³-chiu⁴
  - Yale: shǒu-jyòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooujiow
  - Palladius: шоуцзю (šouczju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau² gau⁶
  - Yale: sáu gauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau² gau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: seo² geo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ kɐu̯²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siú-kū
  - Tâi-lô: siú-kū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siw'ku
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ku⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ku³³/

Adjective

守舊

conservative; reactionary; sticking to old ways

Synonyms

保守 (bǎoshǒu)
閉塞 / 闭塞 (bìsè)
頑固 / 顽固 (wángù)

Antonyms

進步 / 进步 (jìnbù)
開明 / 开明 (kāimíng)
開通 / 开通 (kāitong)

Derived terms

守舊派 / 守旧派