田忌赛马 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• Tian Ji races his horses (and accepts one loss in order to ensure two wins)

Character by character

• 田Tiánfield, farm, arable land; cultivated
• 忌Jìjealous, envious; to fear; to shun
• 赛sàito compete, to contend; contest, race
• 马mǎhorse; surname

Idioms sharing a character

• 求田问舍 qiú tián wèn shè
• 沧海桑田 cāng hǎi sāng tián
• 田间地头 tián jiān dì tóu
• 蓝田种玉 lán tián zhòng yù
• 外宽内忌 wài kuān nèi jì
• 投鼠忌器 tóu shǔ jì qì
• 横行无忌 héng xíng wú jì
• 百无禁忌 bǎi wú jìn jì
• 童言无忌 tóng yán wú jì
• 讳疾忌医 huì jí jì yī

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