田忌賽馬 tián jì sài mǎ

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

田 tián
HSK 6
field, arable land, cultivated
忌 jì
HSK 6
jealous, envious; fear
賽 sài compete, contend; contest, race
馬 mǎ horse; surname; KangXi radical 187