攻心為上
gōng​xīn​wéi​shàng

psychological warfare is best

  • created reference approved 攻心为上/攻心為上 → 攻城为下/攻城為下 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    攻心为上 / 攻心為上 gōng​xīn​wéi​shàng

    攻城为下 / 攻城為下 gōng​chéng​wéi​xià

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 攻心为上/攻心為上 · gōng​xīn​wéi​shàng · psychological warfare is best — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    攻心为上 / 攻心為上

    gōng​xīn​wéi​shàng

    psychological warfare is best

    Winning over the heart or mind is the best tactic; a psychological offensive is superior to physical force.

    攻心 (literal) → 攻心 · gōng​xīn · to attack psychologically 为上 (literal) → 为上/為上 · wéi​shàng · to be valued above all

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

    created sense