wéi​wèi​jiù​zhào

to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the besieger's home

Senses

围魏救赵/ 圍魏救趙 wéi​wèi​jiù​zhào to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the besieger's home

(idiom) to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers; literally "to besiege wèi and rescue zhào"

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