围魏救赵
to relieve an ally by attacking the enemy's home base
Frequency 1.7
Meanings
- 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 an ally by attacking the enemy's home base
Frequency 1.7