犄角之勢
See also: 犄角之势
Chinese
to divide one's military forces into two separate groups so that one can attack on two different fronts 's; him/her/it; this conditions; influence; tendency trad. (犄角之勢) 犄角 之 勢 simp. (犄角之势) 犄角 之 势
Etymology
Literally: (using the) momentum of (one person) grabbing the legs (of a deer), (while the other person) holds onto the horns (of the deer).
Later on, this phrase was used to describe a situation in which one divides one's military forces into two separate groups so that one can attack on two different fronts.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄓ ㄕˋ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jijeau jy shyh
- IPA (key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
犄角之勢
- to divide one's military forces into two separate groups so that one can attack on two different fronts
- double-pronged attack; double-sided attack
Synonyms
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