Traduction :
lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength; a strategic withdrawal
Référence :
舍:古时行军计程以三十里为一舍。主动退让九十里。比喻退让和回避,避免冲突。
Origine :
《左传·僖公二十三年》:“晋楚治兵,遇于中原,其辟君三舍。”
Exemple :
我说姊姊不过,只得~了。(清·吴趼人《二十年目睹之怪现状》第四十二回)
Annotation :
退避三舍1
1. tuìbìsānshè :
[EN] lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength; a strategic withdrawal