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捨車保帥

简舍车保帅 · 繁捨車保帥

Mandarin · pinyin shě jū bǎo shuài

rook sacrifice to save the king (in Chinese chess); fig. to protect a senior figure by blaming an underling
to pass the buck

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捨: Look up this written character
車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
保: bǎo · protect, safeguard, defend, care
帥: Look up this written character
舍: shě · shè · house, dwelling; dwell, reside
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart
帅: shuài · commander, commander-in-chief

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3–1–3–4 · she3 ju1 bao3 shuai4

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se2 geoi1 bou2 seoi3

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(idiomatic) synonym of 棄車保帥 /弃车保帅 (qìjūbǎoshuài)

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