sacrifice some territory in order to make peace
The Chinese idiom, R ì Xu ē Yu è g ē, refers to the daily and monthly ceding of land. It is used to describe seeking harmony from other places. It comes from Su Xun's on the six kingdoms in Song Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
On the six kingdoms by Su Xun of Song Dynasty: "the sun and the moon cut each other in order to die."
Analysis of Idioms
The sun cuts the moon
Idiom usage
To be eaten; be eaten
sacrifice some territory in order to make peace
are too numerous to inscribe on all bamboo strips - qìng zhú nán shū
When a tiger has three sons, there must be one - hǔ shēng sān zì,bì yǒu yī biāo
an incompetent man clings to a good position - nú mǎ liàn zhàn dòu
Lose one's country and lose one's family - bài guó sàng jiā