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围魏救赵

Traditional 圍魏救趙

wéi Wèi jiù Zhào

lit. to besiege 魏[Wei4] and rescue…

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Meanings

wéi Wèi jiù Zhào 圍魏救趙

  1. lit. to besiege 魏[Wei4] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhao4] (idiom)
  2. fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers

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