留一手

liúyīshǒu ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄕㄡˇ

- to deliberately withhold essential knowledge or skills as strategic insurance (typically to maintain leverage, avoid being replaced, or preserve authority in hierarchical relationships)

Character by character

留(liú)stay
一(yī)one
手(shǒu)classifier for skill

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留一手

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liúyīshǒu ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄕㄡˇ