避其锐气，击其惰归
bì​qí​ruì​qì​jī​qí​duò​guī

avoid the enemy when fresh and strike when tired

  • created sense approved 避其锐气，击其惰归/避其銳氣，擊其惰歸 · bì​qí​ruì​qì​jī​qí​duò​guī · avoid the enemy when fresh and strike when tired — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    避其锐气，击其惰归 / 避其銳氣，擊其惰歸

    bì​qí​ruì​qì​jī​qí​duò​guī

    avoid the enemy when fresh and strike when tired

    (idiom) avoid the enemy's main force when their morale is high, and attack only when they are tired and ready to retreat

    避 (literal) → 避 · bì · to avoid 其 (literal) → 其 · qí · [third-person possessive] 锐气 (literal) → 锐气/銳氣 · ruì​qì · drive ， (non_chinese) 击 (literal) → 击/擊 · jī · to attack 其 (literal) → 其 · qí · [third-person possessive] 惰 (literal) → 惰 · duò · lazy 归 (literal) → 归/歸 · guī · to return

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