弃车保帅
qì​jū​bǎo​shuài

to make minor sacrifices to safeguard major interests

  1. 弃 棄 qì verb
    to abandon
    to discard; to throw away; to relinquish; to give up
  2. 车 車 jū
    rook
    chariot piece in Chinese chess 象棋 xiàng​qí; rook in international chess 国际象棋 guó​jì​xiàng​qí
  3. 保 bǎo verb
    to protect
    to protect; to defend; to guard and keep safe from harm
  4. 帅 帥 shuài
    general
    the highest piece in Chinese chess on the red side, equivalent to the king in Western chess