退避三舍

tuìbìsānshè

retreat ninety li—give way to avoid a conflict

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retreat to avoid a conflict

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retreat to avoid a conflict

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tui4 bi4 san1 she4

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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退避三舍

tuì bì sān shè

retreat about thirty miles as a condition for peace; avoid ... like a plague; give one a wide berth; give way to sb. to avoid a conflict; keep a good distance from sb.; keep at arm's length; keep sb. at a pole's length; keep three marches distant from sb.; retreat ninety li; (be prepared) to give way to sb. else

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退避三捨|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