What Does "岂能不留后手？" (qǐ néng bù liú hòu shǒu ？) Mean?

qǐ岂néng能bù不hòu留shǒu后？手？

one must always keep a backup plan.

HSK Vocabulary

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Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E6

Clip Timestamp

12:47

TMDB ID

289271

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	博弈	bó yì	Playing the game,
2▶	岂能不留后手？	qǐ néng bù liú hòu shǒu ？	one must always keep a backup plan.
3	谢大人看着斯文	xiè dà rén kàn zhe sī wén	You look refined,

More Clips From Episode

Total 129 clips (Page 6 of 7)

HSK 4

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- 太傅也想要啊？ - 够了

- tài fù yě xiǎng yào a ？ - gòu le- You wish for it as well? - Enough.

HSK 7

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朔漠犯境当务之急是稳定军心

shuò mò fàn jìng dāng wù zhī jí shì wěn dìng jūn xīnWith the Northern Desert encroaching, our priority is to steady the troops.

HSK 7

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本宫倒要亲眼看看

běn gōng dào yào qīn yǎn kàn kànI shall see for myself

HSK 2

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好你个谢家三公子啊

hǎo nǐ gè xiè jiā sān gōng zi aWho would have thought Xie Yanfang

HSK 4

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竟然敢把棋下到明面上

jìng rán gǎn bǎ qí xià dào míng miàn shàngwould show his hand so brazenly?

HSK 4

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就说明他有恃无恐

jiù shuō míng tā yǒu shì wú kǒnghe clearly fears nothing,

HSK 1

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不能奈何他半分

bù néng nài hé tā bàn fēnto move against him.

HSK 4

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就证明他已经留了后手了

jiù zhèng míng tā yǐ jīng liú le hòu shǒu leThe very fact he said it proves he has a contingency plan in place.

HSK 5

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谢燕芳身边如铁桶一般

xiè yàn fāng shēn biān rú tiě tǒng yì bānXie Yanfang is guarded like an iron fortress.

HSK 6

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但百密总有一疏

dàn bǎi mì zǒng yǒu yī shūBut even the tightest defense has a flaw.

HSK 1

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想要打毒蛇的七寸

xiǎng yào dǎ dú shé de qī cùnTo strike at the heart of the threat,

HSK 7

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就要先把手伸进蛇窝

jiù yào xiān bǎ shǒu shēn jìn shé wōone must first brave the lion's den.

HSK 4

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你可得好好下啊

nǐ kě dé hǎo hǎo xià abetter mind your moves in this game.

HSK 3

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您说他会不会跟萧珣一样

nín shuō tā huì bú huì gēn xiāo xún yī yàngDo you think he'd be like Xiao Xun, colluding with the enemy?

HSK 7

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萧珣尚能绝处逢生

xiāo xún shàng néng jué chù féng shēngIf Xiao could survive such dire straits, so can he.

HSK 7

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反倒是成全了他

fǎn dào shì chéng quán le tāIt seems we've only served to further his renown.

HSK 6

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也是就像公子您名动天下一样

yě shì jiù xiàng gōng zi nín míng dòng tiān xià yī yàngTrue. Just as you are renowned throughout the land.

HSK 7

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宅子也翻新好了

zhái zi yě fān xīn hǎo leSince the estate is renovated,

HSK 6

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可未必就是楚家人的护身符

kě wèi bì jiù shì chǔ jiā rén de hù shēn fúa shield for the Chu Family.

HSK 7

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他日若我坠下高台

tā rì ruò wǒ zhuì xià gāo táiShould I fall from this height,