wéi Wèi jiù Zhào

Traditional: 圍魏救趙

围魏救赵 (wéi Wèi jiù Zhào) is a Chinese word meaning “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”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 围魏救赵

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