Chinese Word: 围魏救赵 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

lit. to besiege 魏 (idiom); fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers

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1		hòu lái 后来 zhōng guó 中国 de 的 jūn shì jiā 军事家 jiù 就 yòng 用 “ wéi wèi jiù zhào 围魏救赵 ” lái 来 shuō míng 说明 lèi sì 类似 de 的 zhàn fǎ 战法。 Since then Chinese strategists have referred to similar tactics as "relieving the state of Chao by besieging the state of Wei".
2		jiào fù 教父 shǐ 使 chū 出 wéi wèi jiù zhào 围魏救赵 zhī 之 jì 计， wēi xié 威胁 shā hài 杀害 lǎo pān 老潘 de 的 jiā rén 家人 lái 来 jiě wēi 解危。 When he threatened to kill Pentangeli's family members Godfather was hitting the soft underbelly.
3		zhōng guó 中国 yǎ hǔ 雅虎 de 的 wèi lái 未来 jiū jìng 究竟 rú hé 如何， mǎ yún 马云 de 的 “ wéi wèi jiù zhào 围魏救赵 ” zhī 之 jǔ 举 néng fǒu 能否 dài lǐng 带领 zhōng guó 中国 yǎ hǔ 雅虎 zǒu chū 走出 kùn jìng 困境， zǒu xiàng 走向 huī huáng 辉煌？ The future of Chinese Yahoo after all how, of Ma Yun " relieve the besieged by attacking the base of the besieger " lift whether guide Chinese Yahoo to walk out of predicament, is the trend brilliant?