走 回 头 路

zǒu huí tóu lùdictionary entry

to turn back / to backtrack / (fig.) to revert to the former way of doing things

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Original source entry:

走回頭路 走回头路 [zou3 hui2 tou2 lu4] /to turn back/to backtrack/(fig.) to revert to the former way of doing things/

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Other forms in these source records: 走回頭路

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