圍wai4魏ngai6救gau3趙ziu6

simp围魏救赵

wai4 ngai6 gau3 ziu6wéi Wèi jiù Zhào

English

lit. to besiege 魏[Wei4] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhao4] (idiom)
fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers
to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the enemy's home base or secondary target; literally: to surround the state of Wei to rescue the state of Zhao

粵語 — Cantonese

攻擊敵人嘅基地或者次要目標，以解救被圍困嘅盟友

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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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