Meaning of 丢卒保车
丢卒保车 means to sacrifice a pawn to save a chariot (in chess); to sacrifice a minor interest to safeguard a major one. Pronounced diū zú bǎo jū.
- to sacrifice a pawn to save a chariot (in chess); to sacrifice a minor interest to safeguard a major one
Definitions & Examples
Wèi为
le了
àn按
shí时
wán完
chéng成
hé核
xīn心
xiàng项
mù目
，
gōng公
sī司
cǎi采
qǔ取
le了
diū丢
zú卒
bǎo保
jū车
de的
cè策
luè略
，
zàn暂
tíng停
le了
yī一
xiē些
cì次
yào要
yè业
wù务
。
To complete the core project on time, the company adopted a strategy of sacrificing the pawn to save the chariot by suspending some minor operations.
Tán谈
pàn判
zhōng中
，
tā他
tóng同
yì意
zài在
yī一
xiē些
xì细
jié节
shàng上
ràng让
bù步
，
diū丢
zú卒
bǎo保
jū车
，
zuì最
zhōng终
bǎo保
zhù住
le了
hé核
xīn心
lì利
yì益
。
During the negotiation, he agreed to make concessions on some details—sacrificing the pawn to save the chariot—and ultimately protected the core interests.
Zhè这
ge个
chéng成
yǔ语
lái来
yuán源
yú于
Zhōng中
guó国
xiàng象
qí棋
，
shēng生
dòng动
de地
tǐ体
xiàn现
le了
quán权
héng衡
lì利
bì弊
de的
zhì智
huì慧
。
This idiom originates from Chinese chess, vividly embodying the wisdom of weighing pros and cons.
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