留後手
liú​hòu​shǒu

to leave room to maneuver

  • created reference approved 留后手/留後手 → 留后步/留後步 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    留后手 / 留後手 liú​hòu​shǒu

    留后步 / 留後步 liú​hòu​bù

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 留后手/留後手 · liú​hòu​shǒu · to leave room to maneuver — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    留后手 / 留後手

    liú​hòu​shǒu

    to leave room to maneuver

    To leave oneself a way out or a fallback position to avoid being stuck in a difficult situation.

    留, 后手

    留 (literal) → 留 · liú · to leave 后手 (literal) → 后手/後手 · hòu​shǒu · room for maneuver

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

    created sense