qū​xiàn​jiù​guó

saving the nation through a curved path

  • created sense approved 曲线救国/曲線救國 · qū​xiàn​jiù​guó · saving the nation through a curved path — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    曲线救国 / 曲線救國

    qū​xiàn​jiù​guó

    saving the nation through a curved path

    Strategy during the Second Sino-Japanese War where individuals ostensibly collaborated with the Japanese while claiming to work secretly for China

    曲线 (literal) → 曲线/曲線 · qū​xiàn · indirect 救国 (literal) → 救国/救國 · jiù​guó · to save the nation

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  • created sense approved 曲线救国/曲線救國 · qū​xiàn​jiù​guó · to take a roundabout route — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    曲线救国 / 曲線救國

    qū​xiàn​jiù​guó

    to take a roundabout route

    To achieve one's objective through indirect or circuitous means rather than a direct approach

    曲线 (literal) → 曲线/曲線 · qū​xiàn · indirect 救国 (literal) → 救国/救國 · jiù​guó · to save the nation

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