有余 - yǒu yú - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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有餘 (有余)

richly provided for; having enough and to spare

(lit.) (may you) have abundance year after year; (an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year)

to leave some leeway; to allow for the unpredictable

after that, any remaining energy (idiom from Analects); time for extracurricular activities

to fall short of the best but be better than the worst; can pass muster

to have lingering fears; trepidation remaining after a trauma (idiom)

(lit.) to have an abundance of space; room to maneuver (idiom)

death cannot wipe out the crimes (idiom); dreadful crimes that rankled even after the perpetrator is dead

handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily

enough and to spare (idiom)

the will is there, but not the strength (idiom); the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

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