created sense approved 留尾巴 · liúwěiba · to leave loose ends — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
留尾巴
liúwěiba
to leave loose ends
to leave a matter unfinished or unresolved; to fail to handle a task thoroughly
留, 尾巴
留 (literal) → 留 · liú · to leave 尾巴 (literal) → 尾巴 · wěiba · remnant
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created sense approved 留尾巴 · liúwěiba · to hold back — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
留尾巴
liúwěiba
to hold back
(Taiwan) to speak or act with reservation; to hold back part of what one thinks or intends to say
留, 尾巴
留 (literal) → 留 · liú · to keep 尾巴 (literal) → 尾巴 · wěiba · remnant
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition