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留後路

简留后路 · 繁留後路

Mandarin · pinyin liú hòu lù

to leave oneself a way out; to provide oneself with a fallback

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留: liú · stop, halt; stay, detain, keep
後: hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
路: lù · road, path, street; journey
后: hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after

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2–4–4 · liu2 hou4 lu4

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