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Pinyin	Yale	Jyutping	English Definition for Chinese Text
tui4 bi4 san1 she4	teui3 bei6 saam1, saam3 se2, se3, se5	teoi3 bei6 saam1, saam3 se2, se3, se5	lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength/a strategic withdrawal

Simplified Chinese	Pinyin	Yale	Jyutping	English Definition for Chinese Text
退 Learn more	tui4	teui3	teoi3	to retreat / to decline / to move back / to withdraw
避 Learn more	bi4	bei6	bei6	to avoid / to shun / to flee / to escape / to keep away from / to leave / to hide from
三 Learn more	san1	saam1, saam3	saam1, saam3	three / 3 / surname san
舍 Learn more	she4	se2, se3, se5	se2, se3, se5	residence / surname she

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