田忌賽馬

Tian Ji races his horses (and accepts one loss in order to ensure two wins) (idiom)

field / farm / CL:片[pian4]

to be jealous of / fear / dread / scruple / to avoid or abstain from / to quit / to give up sth

surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]

horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess

to compete / competition / match / to surpass / better than / superior to / to excel

horse race / horse racing