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Mandarin · pinyin guǎi diǎn

turning point
breaking point
inflexion point (math., a point of a curve at which the curvature changes sign)

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拐: guǎi · kidnap, abduct; turn
點: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
点: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree

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3–3 · guai3 dian3

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noun

(mathematics) point of inflection
(figurative) turning point

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