退避三舍
退避三舍
tuì bì sān shè
lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength; a strategic withdrawal
idiom
Traditional: 退避三捨
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- (idiom) lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength
- a strategic withdrawal
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Related Words
长征(cháng zhēng)· expedition
→一日三秋(yī rì sān qiū)· a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
→一日不见，如隔三秋(yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū)· one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
→一板三眼(yī bǎn sān yǎn)· lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
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