「棄車保帥」

(pos:動詞)
<explanation>
yue:本來係#象棋 用語，字面解犧牲隻#車 去保護隻#帥；比喻作犧牲次等重要嘅嘢，去保護最關鍵嘅嘢
eng:to sacrifice something important in order to safeguard something indispensable; to sacrifice the knights in order to save the queen (in chess); to give up a rook to save the king (in chess); literally: to sacrifice the chariot in order to save the general (in Chinese Chess)
<eg>
yue:公司而家玩派系鬥爭，我老細唯有棄車保帥，踢走自己隻頭馬，保住自己個位。 (gung1 si1 ji4 gaa1 waan2 paai3 hai6 dau3 zang1, ngo5 lou5 sai3 wai4 jau5 hei3 geoi1 bou2 seoi3, tek3 zau2 zi6 gei2 zek3 tau4 maa5, bou2 zyu6 zi6 gei2 go3 wai2.)
eng:The whole company is now knee deep in factional conflicts, my boss was forced to give up a rook to save the king, booting his right hand man in order to save his own skin.
<eg>
yue:為免亡黨亡國，主席唯有棄車保帥，將黨內腐敗幹部繩之於法。 (wai6 min5 mong4 dong2 mong4 gwok3, zyu2 zik6 wai4 jau5 hei3 geoi1 bou2 seoi3, zoeng1 dong2 noi6 fu6 baai6 gon3 bou6 sing4 zi1 jyu1 faat3.)
eng:To save the party and the regime, the chairperson has to sacrifice the corrupted officials and bring them to justice.