Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

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wǎngkāiyīmiàn

ㄨㄤˇ ㄎㄞ ㄧ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

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  1. 1open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly
  2. 2to give one's opponent a way out
  3. 3lenient treatment

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