hòu​shǒu

room for maneuver

  • created reference approved 后手/後手 → 个/個 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    后手 / 後手 hòu​shǒu

    个 / 個 gè

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 后手/後手 → 先手 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    后手 / 後手 hòu​shǒu

    先手 xiān​shǒu

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 后手/後手 · hòu​shǒu · room for maneuver — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    后手 / 後手

    hòu​shǒu

    room for maneuver

    A fallback plan, reserve, or way of escape to ensure flexibility; room for maneuver or a way out.

    后 (literal) → 后/後 · hòu · behind 手 (literal) → 手 · shǒu · skill

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 后手/後手 · hòu​shǒu · defensive position — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    后手 / 後手

    hòu​shǒu

    defensive position

    A passive or defensive position in chess or similar games; the player who moves second or is forced to react to the opponent.

    后 (literal) → 后/後 · hòu · after 手 (literal) → 手 · shǒu · agent

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 后手/後手 · hòu​shǒu · successor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    后手 / 後手

    hòu​shǒu

    successor

    A person who takes over or inherits property or a position

    后 (literal) → 后/後 · hòu · descendant 手 (literal) → 手 · shǒu · agent

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 后手/後手 · hòu​shǒu · kickback — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    后手 / 後手

    hòu​shǒu

    kickback

    A bribe, commission, or kickback taken secretly during a transaction.

    后 (literal) → 后/後 · hòu · after 手 (literal) → 手 · shǒu · [transaction]

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 后手/後手 · hòu​shǒu · reserve funds — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    后手 / 後手

    hòu​shǒu

    reserve funds

    Money or property kept in reserve for future use or for one's later years

    后 (literal) → 后/後 · hòu · after 手 (literal) → 手 · shǒu · to hold

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    created sense