退避三舍
tuìbì-sānshè
to give way to avoid conflict
Every meaning
tuìbì-sānshè
- to give way to avoid conflict
Its characters
- 退tuìto retreat; to move back
- 避bìto avoid; to evade
- 三sānthree
- 舍shèhouse; hut (as in 宿舍)
Words with 退
Words with 避
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.