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围魏救赵

wéi wèi jiù zhào

Definitions

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

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