进退有常
Traditional form:
進退有常
Pinyin (reading):
jìntuìyǒucháng
Definitions:
- to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
Characters:
- 进 - to advance, to make progress; to come in, to enter
- 退 - to retreat, to step back, to withdraw
- 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 常 - common, general, normal; always, frequently, regularly
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