"圍魏救趙" meaning in Chinese

See 圍魏救趙 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /weɪ̯³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /wɐi̯²¹ ŋɐi̯²² kɐu̯³³ t͡siːu̯²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /weɪ̯³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/, /wɐi̯²¹ ŋɐi̯²² kɐu̯³³ t͡siːu̯²²/ Chinese transliterations: wéiwèijiùzhào [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄠˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], wai⁴ ngai⁶ gau³ ziu⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], wéiwèijiùzhào [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wéiwèijiòujhào [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wei²-wei⁴-chiu⁴-chao⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wéi-wèi-jyòu-jàu [Mandarin, Yale], weiweyjiowjaw [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], вэйвэйцзючжао [Mandarin, Palladius], vɛjvɛjczjučžao [Mandarin, Palladius], wàih ngaih gau jiuh [Cantonese, Yale], wai⁴ ngai⁶ gau³ dziu⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], wei⁴ ngei⁶ geo³ jiu⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 圍魏救趙
  1. (figurative) to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers Wikipedia link: State of Wei, State of Zhao Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-圍魏救趙-zh-phrase-Vswi3b7B Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Thirty-Six Stratagems

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      "ipa": "/weɪ̯³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/",
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