缓兵之计
huǎn​bīng​zhī​jì

delaying tactics

  • created sense approved 缓兵之计/緩兵之計 · huǎn​bīng​zhī​jì · delaying tactics — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    缓兵之计 / 緩兵之計

    huǎn​bīng​zhī​jì

    delaying tactics

    stalling tactics; a strategy used to buy time or delay an opponent's attack to allow for better preparation or relief from a crisis

    缓 (literal) → 缓/緩 · huǎn · to postpone 兵 (literal) → 兵 · bīng · army 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 计 (literal) → 计/計 · jì · plan

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