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圍魏救趙 (wai4 ngai6 gau3 ziu6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

圍魏救趙 (wai4 ngai6 gau3 ziu6, wéi Wèi jiù Zhào) — lit. to besiege 魏[Wei4] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhao4] (idiom); fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 圍內 (wai4 noi6) — within the group; inside the walled villages
• 圍 (wai4) — (noun) circumference; to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping…
• 圍屏 (wai4 ping4) — surrounding screen; folding screen
• 圍繞 (wai4 jiu5) — around the outside
• 圍頭話 (wai4 tau4 waa6) — Weitou dialect
• 圍住 (wai4 zyu6) — to surround; to gird

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