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行有餘力

简行有余力 · 繁行有餘力

Mandarin · pinyin xíng yǒu yú lì

after that, any remaining energy (idiom from Analects); time for extracurricular activities

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行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
餘: Look up this written character
力: lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
余: yú · I, my, me; surname; surplus

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2–3–2–4 · xing2 you3 yu2 li4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hang4 jau5 jyu4 lik6

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(idiomatic) to have time and energy remaining after doing something

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