Question

Sacrifice the plum tree to preserve the peach tree (李代桃僵, Lǐ dài táo jiāng)

Accepted Answer

There are circumstances where short-term objectives must be sacrificed in order to gain the long-term goal. This is the scapegoat strategy where someone suffers the consequences so that the rest do not.

Chapter 2: Enemy Dealing Stratagems (敵戰計, Dí zhàn jì)

Anteriore	Sacrifice the plum tree to preserve the peach tree (李代桃僵, Lǐ dài táo jiāng)
Indietro	There are circumstances where short-term objectives must be sacrificed in order to gain the long-term goal. This is the scapegoat strategy where someone suffers the consequences so that the rest do not. Chapter 2: Enemy Dealing Stratagems (敵戰計, Dí zhàn jì)

Tree Sacrifice Plum Preserve Peach 李代桃僵 Lǐ Dài