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田忌赛马
Tián Jì sài mǎ
What 田忌赛马 means
- Tian Ji races his horses (and accepts one loss in order to ensure two wins) (idiom)
The characters in 田忌赛马
- 田tiánfield; farm
- 忌jìto be jealous of; fear; dread
- 赛sàito compete; competition; match
- 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
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