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留后路

liú hòu lùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to leave oneself a way out / to provide oneself with a fallback
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-f14fff09dd49dcaf. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

留後路 留后路 [liu2 hou4 lu4] /to leave oneself a way out; to provide oneself with a fallback/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 留後路

  • 留
    liú

    to leave (a message etc) / to retain / to stay / to remain / to keep / to preserve

  • 后
    hòu

    empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler / back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-

    Hòu

    surname Hou

  • 路
    lù

    road (CL:條|条[tiáo]) / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort / kind

    Lù

    surname Lu

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.