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欲擒故纵
yù​qín​gù​zòng

to loosen the reins to better catch one's prey

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 欲 yù verb
    to want
    (bound form) to want; to wish; to desire
  2. 擒 qín
    to capture
    to capture; to catch; to seize
  3. 故纵 故縱 gù​zòng
    to intentionally allow crime
    to deliberately allow others to commit a crime, such as by failing to intervene