守摊子

Traditional (Taiwan): 守攤子

shǒutānzi ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄢ ˙ㄗ

    • to be conservative and complacent
    • to follow old rules without innovating

Character by character

Other words read shǒutānzi

shoutanzi with other tones

  • 收摊子 shōutānzi end an activity or job

Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally
mind the stall
Meaning
To be conservative and complacent, following old rules without innovating. Critical.

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