舍车保帅
shě​jū​bǎo​shuài

to make a minor sacrifice for a major gain

  • created reference approved 舍车保帅/捨車保帥 → 车/車 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    舍车保帅 / 捨車保帥 shě​jū​bǎo​shuài

    车 / 車 jū

    see

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  • created sense approved 舍车保帅/捨車保帥 · shě​jū​bǎo​shuài · to make a minor sacrifice for a major gain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    舍车保帅 / 捨車保帥

    shě​jū​bǎo​shuài

    to make a minor sacrifice for a major gain

    In Chinese chess, to sacrifice a rook to save the king; metaphorically, to protect a senior figure or a primary interest by sacrificing something or someone of less importance. Note that [[车|車|ju1]] is read "jū" here.

    舍 (literal) → 舍/捨 · shě · to give up 车 (literal) → 车/車 · jū · rook 保 (literal) → 保 · bǎo · to protect 帅 (literal) → 帅/帥 · shuài · general

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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