退避三舍

tuì bì sān shè

Dictionary entry

(lit.) to retreat ninety li (idiom)

What does 退避三舍 mean?

退避三舍 (tuì bì sān shè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) to retreat ninety li (idiom)

2(fig.) to shun; to assiduously avoid

Character breakdown

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退tuìto retreat; to withdraw · to reject; to return (sth)避bìto avoid · to shun 三Sānsurname San 舍shěto give up; to abandon · to give alms

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退避三舍

tuì bì sān shè

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