退一步海闊天空

退一步海阔天空
tuìyībùhǎikuòtiānkōng

Yielding (taking a step back) to someone else may make life much easier.

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 退一步 tuìyībù
  1. (literal, figurative) to take a step back
  2. to take a step back
2 海闊天空 hǎikuòtiānkōng
  1. wide sea and sky (idiom); boundless open vistas
  2. the whole wide world
  3. chatting about everything under the sun