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退居二線

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Mandarin · pinyin tuì jū èr xiàn

to withdraw to the second line of duty
to resign from a leading post (and assume an advisory post)

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退: tuì · step back, retreat, withdraw
居: jū · live, dwell, reside, sit
二: èr · two; twice
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线: xiàn · line, thread, wire; clue

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4–1–4–4 · tui4 ju1 er4 xian4

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