Abandon the car and leave the forest
The Chinese idiom, Q ì ch ē Z ǒ UL í n in pinyin, refers to escaping in the face of battle. It comes from the twelfth year of Xuangong in Zuozhuan.
Idiom explanation
It's a metaphor for escaping.
The origin of Idioms
In the twelfth year of Xuangong in Zuozhuan: "Yimao, the king took Zuoguang to chase Zhao Zhan. Zhao Zhan abandoned his car and left the forest. "Hou Yi" abandons his car and leaves the forest "is a metaphor for escaping from the battle.
Abandon the car and leave the forest
tattered scales -- disastrous defeat in battle - bài lín cán jiǎ
Go through fire to explore soup - dǎo huǒ tàn tāng
Long life does not hold one's post down - shòu bù yā zhí