to leave some leeway; to allow for the unpredictable
留余地留餘地liu2 yu2 di4
to leave room to maneuver; to leave a margin for error
年年有余年年有餘nian2 nian2 you3 yu2
lit. (may you) have abundance year after year; (an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year)
七政四余七政四餘qi1 zheng4 si4 yu2
seven heavenly bodies and four imaginary stars (in astrology and fengshui)
其余其餘qi2 yu2
the rest; the others; remaining; remainder; apart from them
冗余冗餘rong3 yu2
redundancy; redundant
剩余剩餘sheng4 yu2
remainder; surplus
剩余定理剩餘定理sheng4 yu2 ding4 li3
the Remainder Theorem
剩余放射性剩餘放射性sheng4 yu2 fang4 she4 xing4
residual radioactivity
剩余辐射剩餘輻射sheng4 yu2 fu2 she4
residual radiation
剩余价值剩餘價值sheng4 yu2 jia4 zhi2
surplus value
双曲余割雙曲餘割shuang1 qu1 yu2 ge1
hyperbolic cosecant, i.e. function cosech(x)
双曲余弦雙曲餘弦shuang1 qu1 yu2 xian2
hyperbolic cosine or cosh (math)
死有余辜死有餘辜si3 you3 yu2 gu1
death cannot wipe out the crimes (idiom); dreadful crimes that rankled even after the perpetrator is dead
岁计余绌歲計餘絀sui4 ji4 yu2 chu4
annual budgetary surplus or deficit (accountancy)
同余同餘tong2 yu2
congruent (math.); having same residue modulo some number
同余类同餘類tong2 yu2 lei4
congruence class (of integers modulo n)
同余式同餘式tong2 yu2 shi4
congruence (math.); equation for residue modulo some number
唾余唾餘tuo4 yu2
crumbs from the table of one's master; castoffs; bits of rubbish; idle talk; casual remarks
心有余，力不足心有餘，力不足xin1 you3 yu2 - li4 bu4 zu2
The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects).; I really want to do it, but don't have the resources.; The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
心有余而力不足心有餘而力不足xin1 you3 yu2 er2 li4 bu4 zu2
the will is there, but not the strength (idiom); the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
心有余悸心有餘悸xin1 you3 yu2 ji4
to have lingering fears; trepidation remaining after a trauma (idiom)
新余新餘xin1 yu2
Xinyu prefecture level city in Jiangxi
心余力绌心餘力絀xin1 yu2 li4 chu4
see 心有餘而力不足|心有余而力不足
新余市新餘市xin1 yu2 shi4
Xinyu prefecture level city in Jiangxi
行有余力行有餘力xing2 you3 yu2 li4
after that, any remaining energy (idiom from Analects); time for extracurricular activities
业余業餘ye4 yu2
in one's spare time; outside working hours; amateur (historian etc)
业余爱好者業餘愛好者ye4 yu2 ai4 hao4 zhe3
hobbyist; amateur
业余大学業餘大學ye4 yu2 da4 xue2
college for people who attend after work (lit.: spare-time college)
业余教育業餘教育ye4 yu2 jiao4 yu4
spare-time education; evening classes
业余者業餘者ye4 yu2 zhe3
amateur
一览无余一覽無餘yi1 lan3 wu2 yu2
to cover all at one glance (idiom); a panoramic view
盈余盈餘ying2 yu2
surplus; profit
赢余贏餘ying2 yu2
variant of 盈餘|盈余
游刃有余遊刃有餘you2 ren4 you3 yu2
handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily
有余有餘you3 yu2
to have an abundance
余波餘波yu2 bo1
aftermath; repercussions; fallout
余车余車yu2 che1
emperor's carriage
余存餘存yu2 cun2
remainder; balance
余党餘黨yu2 dang3
remnants (of a defeated clique); rump
余地餘地yu2 di4
margin; leeway
余额餘額yu2 e2
balance (of an account, bill etc); surplus; remainder
余干餘干yu2 gan1
Yugan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
余干县餘干縣yu2 gan1 xian4
Yugan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
余甘子餘甘子yu2 gan1 zi3
Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica)
余割餘割yu2 ge1
cosecant (of angle), written cosec θ or csc θ
余光餘光yu2 guang1
(out of) the corner of one's eyes; peripheral vision; residual light; light of the setting sun
余杭餘杭yu2 hang2
Yuhang district of Hangzhou city 杭州市, Zhejiang
余杭区餘杭區yu2 hang2 qu1
Yuhang district of Hangzhou city 杭州市, Zhejiang
余弧餘弧yu2 hu2
complementary arc
余皇餘皇yu2 huang2
large warship; name of warship of Wu kingdom during Spring and Autumn period
余晖餘暉yu2 hui1
twilight; afterglow
余辉餘輝yu2 hui1
variant of 餘暉|余晖
余集餘集yu2 ji2
complement of a set S (math.); the set of all x not in set S
余悸餘悸yu2 ji4
lingering fear
余江餘江yu2 jiang1
Yujiang county in Yingtan 鷹潭|鹰潭, Jiangxi
余江县餘江縣yu2 jiang1 xian4
Yujiang county in Yingtan 鷹潭|鹰潭, Jiangxi
余角餘角yu2 jiao3
complementary angle (additional angle adding to 90 degrees)
余烬餘燼yu2 jin4
ember
余力餘力yu2 li4
energy left over (to do sth else)
余粮餘糧yu2 liang2
surplus grain
余量餘量yu2 liang4
remnant; leftover; tolerance (i.e. allowed error)
余留餘留yu2 liu2
remainder; fractional part (after the decimal point); unfinished
余留事务餘留事務yu2 liu2 shi4 wu4
unfinished business
余留无符号数餘留無符號數yu2 liu2 wu2 fu2 hao4 shu4
unsigned remainder (i.e. the remainder after rounding to the nearest integer)
余码餘碼yu2 ma3
excess code (i.e. the unused bits in binary-coded decimal)
余年餘年yu2 nian2
one's remaining years
余孽餘孽yu2 nie4
remaining evil element; surviving members (of evil former regime); dregs (of colonial administration)
余怒餘怒yu2 nu4
residual anger
余怒未息餘怒未息yu2 nu4 wei4 xi1
to be still angry
余钱餘錢yu2 qian2
surplus money
余切餘切yu2 qie1
cotangent (of angle), written cot θ or ctg θ
余庆餘慶yu2 qing4
Yuqing county in Zun'yi 遵義|遵义, Guizhou
余庆县餘慶縣yu2 qing4 xian4
Yuqing county in Zun'yi 遵義|遵义, Guizhou
余缺餘缺yu2 que1
surplus and shortfall
余热餘熱yu2 re4
residual heat; surplus heat; fig. old people's capacity for work
余剩餘剩yu2 sheng4
surplus; remainder
余数餘數yu2 shu4
remainder (in division)
余数定理餘數定理yu2 shu4 ding4 li3
the Remainder Theorem
余下餘下yu2 xia4
remaining
余弦餘弦yu2 xian2
cosine (of angle), written cos θ
余响绕梁餘響繞梁yu2 xiang3 rao4 liang2
reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
余项餘項yu2 xiang4
remainder term (math); remainder; residue
余绪餘緒yu2 xu4
vestigial residue; a throwback (to a former age)
余姚餘姚yu2 yao2
Yuyao county level city in Ningbo 寧波|宁波, Zhejiang
余姚市餘姚市yu2 yao2 shi4
Yuyao county level city in Ningbo 寧波|宁波, Zhejiang
余音餘音yu2 yin1
lingering sound
余音绕梁餘音繞梁yu2 yin1 rao4 liang2
reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
余勇可贾餘勇可賈yu2 yong3 ke3 gu3
lit. spare valor for sale (idiom); fig. after former successes, still ready for more work; not resting on one's laurels
余月余月yu2 yue4
alternative term for fourth lunar month
余韵餘韻yu2 yun4
pleasant lingering effect; memorable stylishness; haunting tune; aftertaste (of a good wine etc)
余者餘者yu2 zhe3
the remaining people
余震餘震yu2 zhen4
earthquake aftershock
中国剩余定理中國剩餘定理zhong1 guo2 sheng4 yu2 ding4 li3
Chinese remainder theorem (math.)
转圜余地轉圜餘地zhuan3 huan2 yu2 di4
to have room to save a situation; margin for error (idiom)