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退避三舍
 
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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

退避三舍 tuì bì sān shè

退避三舍
1 比喻遇到实力很强的对手,为避免正面冲突折损太多,乃主动让步,不与人争。参见「辟君三舍」条。《儒林外史.第一○回》:「贤姪少年如此大才,我等俱要退避三舍矣。」《镜花缘.第五六回》:「非独本郡众人所不能及,即天下闺才,亦当退避三舍哩!」

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