created sense approved 为渊驱鱼/為淵驅魚 · wèiyuānqūyú · to alienate one's own people — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
为渊驱鱼 / 為淵驅魚
wèiyuānqūyú
to alienate one's own people
Literally "to drive fish into deep waters for the otter"; used to describe a ruler driving people into the arms of the enemy or more generally to push away those who should be allies through poor methods.
为 (literal) → 为/為 · wèi · for 渊 (literal) → 渊/淵 · yuān · abyss 驱 (literal) → 驱/驅 · qū · to expel 鱼 (literal) → 鱼/魚 · yú · fish
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