退避三舍
tuì​bì​sān​shè

to give way

  • created reference approved 退避三舍 → 辟君三舍 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    退避三舍 tuì​bì​sān​shè

    辟君三舍 bì​jūn​sān​shè

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 退避三舍 · tuì​bì​sān​shè · to give way — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    退避三舍

    tuì​bì​sān​shè

    to give way

    (idiom) to retreat ninety [[里|里|li3]] in order to avoid a conflict; to give way or shun an opponent to avoid a head-on confrontation

    退避 (literal) → 退避 · tuì​bì · to withdraw 三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 舍 (literal) → 舍 · shè · she

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

    created sense