全身而退 — Chinese idiom
全身而退
quán shēn ér tuì
Meaning
- to escape unscathed; to get through in one piece
Character by character
- 全quánwhole, entire, complete; to preserve
- 身shēnbody, torso; person; pregnancy
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 退tuìto retreat, to step back, to withdraw
Idioms sharing a character
- 五味俱全 wǔ wèi jù quán
- 全力以赴 quán lì yǐ fù
- 全心全意 quán xīn quán yì
- 全民皆兵 quán mín jiē bīng
- 全知全能 quán zhī quán néng
- 全神贯注 quán shén guàn zhù
- 全军覆没 quán jūn fù mò
- 两全其美 liǎng quán qí měi
- 十全十美 shí quán shí měi
- 大获全胜 dà huò quán shèng
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