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轉圜餘地

简转圜余地 · 繁轉圜餘地

Mandarin · pinyin zhuǎn huán yú dì

to have room to save a situation
margin for error (idiom)

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圜: huán · yuán · circle, surround; encircle
餘: Look up this written character
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
转: zhuǎn · shift, move, turn
余: yú · I, my, me; surname; surplus

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3–2–2–4 · zhuan3 huan2 yu2 di4

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