內外夾攻
nèi​wài​jiā​gōng

to attack from inside and out

  • created sense approved 内外夹攻/內外夾攻 · nèi​wài​jiā​gōng · to attack from inside and out — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    内外夹攻 / 內外夾攻

    nèi​wài​jiā​gōng

    to attack from inside and out

    to attack simultaneously from both within and without; to be caught between internal and external forces or pressures

    nèi​wài​jiá​gōng

    内外 (literal) → 内外/內外 · nèi​wài · inside and out 夹攻 (literal) → 夹攻/夾攻 · jiā​gōng · to attack from both sides

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 内外夹攻/內外夾攻 · nèi​wài​jiā​gōng · cross fire — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    内外夹攻 / 內外夾攻

    nèi​wài​jiā​gōng

    cross fire

    military situation of being under simultaneous fire from multiple directions (internal and external) or from both sides

    内外 (literal) → 内外/內外 · nèi​wài · inside and out 夹攻 (literal) → 夹攻/夾攻 · jiā​gōng · to attack from both sides

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense