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知難而退

zhīnánértuì

ㄓ ㄋㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ

Simplified 知难而退

  1. 1(lit.) to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom)
  2. 2(fig.) to back out of an awkward situation; to get out on finding out what it's really like

Keep 知難而退 and it comes back until you know it.

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