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迴旋餘地

简回旋余地 · 繁迴旋餘地

Mandarin · pinyin huí xuán yú dì

room to maneuver; leeway; latitude

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旋: xuán · revolve, move in orbit; return
餘: Look up this written character
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
回: huí · return, turn around; a time
余: yú · I, my, me; surname; surplus

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2–2–2–4 · hui2 xuan2 yu2 di4

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