围城打援

wéi chéng dǎ yuán

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1. to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops

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Child Words of 围城打援

• 围 围 wéi: to encircle
• 城 城 chéng: city walls
• 打 打 dá: dozen (loanword)
• 打 打 dǎ: to beat
• 围城 围城 wéi chéng: Fortress Besieged, 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu 錢鐘書|钱钟书, filmed as a TV serial
• 援 援 yuán: to help