下台階 (haa6 toi4 gaai1) — a step to back down from the podium in Cantonese
haaˍ₆下toiˎ₄台gaaiˉ¹階简 下台阶
Mandarin Pinyin: xia4 tai2 jie1
Meaning of 下台階
nouna step to back down from the podium
nounan excuse to extricate oneself from a predicament
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