退避三舍

tuì bì sān shè

Rare

Definitions

1. lit. to retreat ninety li (idiom)
2. fig. to shun; to assiduously avoid

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Child Words of 退避三舍

three

to retreat; to withdraw

to avoid

to give up; to abandon

residence

to withdraw