Zhōng tú dǎo Zhàn yì
Battle of Midway, June 1942
zhōng tú gē qiǎn
to run aground in mid-course
to run into difficulty and stop
Zhōng tú Dǎo Zhàn yì
Battle of Midway, June 1942
zhōng tú tuì chǎng
to leave in the middle of the play
(fig.) to leave before the matter is concluded