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Let us introduce the Chinese idiom 「進退可度」, with its explanation and usage provided below.

It means that both forward and backward movements are legal. Same as “advance and retreat in moderation”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jìn tuì kě dù

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jeun3 teui3 ho2 dou6/dok6/dou2

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