田忌赛马

Traditional: 田忌賽馬

Tián Jì sài mǎ

Dictionary entry

Tian Ji races his horses (and accepts one loss in order to ensure two wins) (idiom)

What does 田忌赛马 mean?

田忌赛马 (Tián Jì sài mǎ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Tian Ji races his horses (and accepts one loss in order to ensure two wins) (idiom)

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田Tiánsurname Tian 忌jìto be jealous of · fear 赛sàito compete · competition 马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]

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