里勾外连

Traditional form:

裡勾外連

Pinyin (reading):

lǐgōuwàilián

Definitions:

• to act from inside in coordination with attackers outside
• attacked from both inside and out

Characters:

• 里 - unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
• 勾 - to hook, to join, to connect; to entice
• 外 - out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
• 连 - to join, to connect; continuous; even

Traditional characters:

• 裡 - unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
• 勾 - to hook, to join, to connect; to entice
• 外 - out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
• 連 - to join, to connect; continuous; even