Entry
知難而退
Source
CEDict 100318
Characters
知 難 而 退
Miscellaneous
Traditional
知難而退
Simplified
知难而退
Pinyin
zhi1 nan2 er2 tui4
English
to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation to get out on finding out what it's really like
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