留后路 (liú hòu lù) | Meaning: to leave oneself a way out; to provide oneself with a fallback

to leave room to maneuver; to leave a margin for error留余地liú yú dì

to leave some leeway · to allow for the unpredictable留有余地liú yǒu yú dì

to keep a copy · copy kept for archiving · to put aside a portion (of a money sum)留底liú dǐ

to deliberately withhold essential knowledge or skills as strategic insurance (typically to maintain leverage, avoid being replaced, or preserve authority in hierarchical relationships)留一手liú yī shǒu

to leave oneself a way out; to provide oneself with a fallback

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