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留一手 (lau4 jat1 sau2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

留一手 (lau4 jat1 sau2, liú yī shǒu) — to deliberately withhold essential knowledge or skills as strategic insurance (typically to maintain leverage, avoid being replaced, or preserve authority in hierarchical relationships)

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 留低 (lau4 dai1) — stay (spoken)
• 留後手 (lau4 hau6 sau2) — allow for unforeseen circumstances
• 留案底 (lau4 on3 dai2) — criminal record filling
• 留產所 (lau4 caan2 so2) — maternity home
• 留番 (lau4 faan1) — (verb) keep; Maintain
• 留鬍鬚 (lau4 wu4 sou1) — (verb) to grow beard

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