围魏救赵
Traditional form:
圍魏救趙
Pinyin (reading):
wéi Wèijiù Zhào
Definitions:
- lit. to besiege 魏 ( Wèi) and rescue 趙／赵 ( Zhào) (idiom)
- fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers
Characters:
- 围 - to surround, to encircle, to corral
- 魏 - the kingdom of Wei; surname
- 救 - aid, help; to rescue, to save
- 赵 - ancient state; surname
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