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走回頭路

简走回头路 · 繁走回頭路

Mandarin · pinyin zǒu huí tóu lù

to turn back
to backtrack
(fig.) to revert to the former way of doing things

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走: zǒu · walk, go on foot; run; leave; Kangxi radical 156
回: huí · return, turn around; a time
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
路: lù · road, path, street; journey
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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3–2–2–4 · zou3 hui2 tou2 lu4

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