田忌赛马
tián​jì​sài​mǎ

Tian Ji horse race

  • created reference approved 田忌赛马/田忌賽馬 → 田忌 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    田忌赛马 / 田忌賽馬 tián​jì​sài​mǎ

    田忌 tián​jì

    see

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  • created sense approved 田忌赛马/田忌賽馬 · tián​jì​sài​mǎ · Tian Ji horse race — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    田忌赛马 / 田忌賽馬

    tián​jì​sài​mǎ

    Tian Ji horse race

    (idiom) strategically accepting a minor loss to ensure overall victory; based on a story where [[田忌|田忌|tian2 ji4]] defeated a king by matching his weakest horse against the king's strongest, thus winning the remaining two rounds

    田忌 (literal) → 田忌 · tián​jì · Tian Ji 赛马 (literal) → 赛马/賽馬 · sài​mǎ · horse racing

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