liú
hòu

common
idiom

Meaning of 留后路

留后路 means to leave a way out; to leave room for maneuver; to keep a back door open. Pronounced liú hòu lù.

  • to leave a way out; to leave room for maneuver; to keep a back door open

Definitions & Examples

Zuò
shì
yào
liú
hòu
 
bié
huà
shuō
de
tài
jué
 

When doing things, leave a way out; don't speak in absolute terms.

wéi
rén
jǐn
shèn
 
fán
shì
zǒng
yào
gěi
liú
tiáo
hòu
 

He is cautious by nature and always leaves himself a way out in everything.

Qiān
tóng
de
shí
hou
 
děi
gěi
liú
tiáo
hòu
 
wàn
duì
fāng
wéi
yuē
ne
 

When signing a contract, you need to leave yourself a way out—what if the other party breaches the agreement?