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围魏救赵
wéi Wèi jiù Zhào
What 围魏救赵 means
- lit. to besiege {魏|Wèi} and rescue {赵|Zhào} (idiom)
- fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers
The characters in 围魏救赵
- 围wéito encircle; to surround; all around
- 魏wèitower over a palace gateway (old)
- 救jiùto save; to assist; to rescue
- 赵zhàoto surpass (old)
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