避实击虚
bì​shí​jī​xū

to strike where the enemy is weak

  • created reference approved 避实击虚/避實擊虛 → 避实就虚/避實就虛 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    避实击虚 / 避實擊虛 bì​shí​jī​xū

    避实就虚 / 避實就虛 bì​shí​jiù​xū

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 避实击虚/避實擊虛 · bì​shí​jī​xū · to strike where the enemy is weak — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    避实击虚 / 避實擊虛

    bì​shí​jī​xū

    to strike where the enemy is weak

    avoid the enemy's main force and strike at their weak points; find and exploit a vulnerability

    bì​shí​jí​xū

    避 (literal) → 避 · bì · to avoid 实 (literal) → 实/實 · shí · solid 击 (literal) → 击/擊 · jī · to attack 虚 (literal) → 虚/虛 · xū · weak point

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

    created sense