退 避 三 舍

tuì bì sān shèdictionary entry

(lit.) to retreat ninety li (idiom) / (fig.) to shun / to assiduously avoid

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Original source entry:

退避三舍 退避三舍 [tui4 bi4 san1 she4] /(lit.) to retreat ninety li (idiom)/(fig.) to shun; to assiduously avoid/

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退
tuì
to retreat / to withdraw / to reject / to return (sth) / to decline
避
bì
to avoid / to shun / to flee / to escape / to keep away from / to leave / to hide from
三
sān
three / 3
Sān
surname San
舍
shě
to give up / to abandon / to give alms
shè
(bound form) residence / house / (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself, as in 舍妹[shè mèi]) / (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里[lǐ]
Shè
surname She

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