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寬打窄用

简宽打窄用 · 繁寬打窄用

Mandarin · pinyin kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng

to give oneself leeway (idiom)
to allow room for error

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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
窄: zhǎi · narrow, tight; narrow-minded
用: yòng · use, employ, apply, operate; use
宽: kuān · broad, wide; spacious, vast

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1–3–3–4 · kuan1 da3 zhai3 yong4

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