田忌赛马 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 field, arable land, cultivated
忌 jì jealous, envious; fear
赛 sài compete, contend; contest, race
马 mǎ horse; surname; KangXi radical 187