liú​wěi​ba

to leave loose ends

  • created sense approved 留尾巴 · liú​wěi​ba · to leave loose ends — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    留尾巴

    liú​wěi​ba

    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 · wěi​ba · remnant

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  • created sense approved 留尾巴 · liú​wěi​ba · to hold back — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    留尾巴

    liú​wěi​ba

    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 · wěi​ba · remnant

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense