退避三舍

Traditional form:

退避三舍

Pinyin (reading):

tuìbì-sānshè

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 退 - to retreat, to step back, to withdraw
• 避 - to avoid, to turn away; to escape, to hide
• 三 - three
• 舍 - house, dwelling; to reside, to dwell; to abandon, to give up

Traditional characters:

• 退 - to retreat, to step back, to withdraw
• 避 - to avoid, to turn away; to escape, to hide
• 三 - three
• 舍 - house, dwelling; to reside, to dwell; to abandon, to give up