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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 退避三捨 [ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄙㄢ ㄕㄜˋ; tui4 bi4 san1 she4]
 lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength
 a strategic withdrawal