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田忌賽馬

简田忌赛马 · 繁田忌賽馬

Mandarin · pinyin Tián Jì sài mǎ

Tian Ji races his horses (and accepts one loss in order to ensure two wins) (idiom)

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2–4–4–3 · Tian2 Ji4 sai4 ma3

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tin4 gei6 coi3 maa5

Cantonese word readings for 田忌賽馬. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

tin4 gei6 coi3 maa5

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.