围魏救赵

उच्चारण: wéi wèi jiù zhào शाब्दिक अर्थ: Besiege Wei to rescue Zhao

मूल और उपयोग

This idiom refers to besieging (围) Wei (魏) to rescue (救) Zhao (赵). During the Warring States period, when Wei attacked Zhao, strategist Sun Bin advised attacking Wei's capital instead of sending relief forces directly. This forced Wei to withdraw. It became one of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, describing indirect approaches that relieve pressure by attacking the attacker's vulnerabilities.

उदाहरण

अंग्रेज़ी: "Instead of defending directly, they attacked the competitor's main market."

चीनी: 他们没有直接防守，而是围魏救赵，攻击对手的主要市场。