圍魏救趙

Chinese

		to circle; to surround	surname; name of a dynasty	to save; to assist; to rescue	surname
trad. (圍魏救趙)		圍	魏	救	趙
simp. (围魏救赵)		围	魏	救	赵
Literally: “to besiege the State of Wei to rescue the State of Zhao”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wéiwèijiùzhào

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ ngai⁶ gau³ ziu⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wéiwèijiùzhào
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weiweyjiowjaw
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯³⁵ u̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁴ ngai⁶ gau³ ziu⁶
  - Yale: wàih ngaih gau jiuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ ngai⁶ gau³ dziu⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ ngei⁶ geo³ jiu⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ ŋɐi̯²² kɐu̯³³ t͡siːu̯²²/

Idiom

圍魏救趙

(figuratively) to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers

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