Tian Ji races his horses (and accepts one loss in order to ensure two wins) (idiom)
trad. 田忌賽馬
Also written 田忌賽馬【Tián Jì sài mǎ】
Characters in this word
4田
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surname Tian
- Pinyin
- Tián
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 10518 of 2500
忌
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to be jealous of, fear, dread, scruple, to avoid or abstain from, to quit, to give up sth
- Pinyin
- jì
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 19851 of 2500
赛
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to compete, competition, match, to surpass, better than, superior to, to excel
- Pinyin
- sài
- Traditional
- 賽
- Strokes
- 14
- Frequency
- 4294 of 2500
马
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surname Ma, abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
- Pinyin
- Mǎ
- Traditional
- 馬
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 1030 of 2500