知難而退

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Chinese

to know; to be aware
 
disaster; distress; to scold
disaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
 
and; as well as; but (not)
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 
retreat; to decline; to move back
retreat; to decline; to move back; to withdraw
trad. (知難而退) 退
simp. (知难而退) 退

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Idiom

知難而退

  1. to retreat or shrink back in face of difficulties