围魏救赵

围魏救赵
wéiWèijiùZhào

lit. to besiege 魏[Wei4] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhao4] (idiom)

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    lit. to besiege 魏[Wei4] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhao4] (idiom)

    • Surrounding Wei to save Zhao is a famous military strategy.

  2. verb

    fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers

    • Surrounding Wei to rescue Zhao is a famous military strategy.

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A circle enclosing all four sides represents the meaning of the character for encirclement.

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