急流勇退

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Chinese

rapid stream; rapid; torrent
trad. (急流勇退) 急流 勇退
simp. #(急流勇退) 急流 勇退

Pronunciation


Idiom

急流勇退

  1. withdrawing (receding, drawing back) while ahead (often so as to avoid disaster, etc.)
    山口百惠急流勇退 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Shānkǒu Bǎihuì de jíliúyǒngtuì
    Momoe Yamaguchi's retirement at the height of her career