株を守る

くいをまもる

Also written くいぜをまもる

Meanings

1. Expression, Godan verb to hold fast to one's ways; to be overly conservative; to not get with the times (literally: to guard the tree stub) (from a fable appearing in the Han Feizi)

Kanji

• 株 stock
• 守 guard. Read as まもる.

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