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捨車保帥 (se2 geoi1 bou2 seoi3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

捨車保帥 (se2 geoi1 bou2 seoi3, shě jū bǎo shuài) — rook sacrifice to save the king (in Chinese chess); fig. to protect a senior figure by blaming an underling; to pass the buck

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 捨得 (se2 dak1) — to miss (emotion)
• 捨我其誰 (se2 ngo5 kei4 seoi4) — I not me, then who? it describes people who are very responsible, very willing …
• 捨身圖報 (se2 san1 tou4 bou3) — to repay for favor, even if it costs one's life
• 捨近求遠 (se2 gan6 kau4 jyun5) — verb; literally: reject what is near at hand and seek what is far away, it desc…
• 捨 (se2) — to give up willingly; to abandon; to give alms; to discard
• 捨下 (se2 haa6) — to abandon; to lay down

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