avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws (idiom)
trad. 避其銳氣，擊其惰歸
Also written 避其銳氣，擊其惰歸【bì qí ruì qì , jī qí duò guī】
Characters in this word
7避
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to avoid, to shun, to flee, to escape, to keep away from, to leave, to hide from
- Pinyin
- bì
- Strokes
- 16
- Frequency
- 18251 of 2500
其
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his, her, its, their, that, such, it (refers to sth preceding it)
- Pinyin
- qí
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 1145 of 2500
锐
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acute
- Pinyin
- ruì
- Traditional
- 銳
- Strokes
- 12
气
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gas; air, smell, weather, to make angry; to annoy; to get angry, vital energy; qi
- Pinyin
- qì
- Traditional
- 氣
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 2219 of 2500
击
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to hit, to strike, to break, Taiwan pr. [ji2]
- Pinyin
- jī
- Traditional
- 擊
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 20721 of 2500
惰
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lazy
- Pinyin
- duò
- Strokes
- 12
归
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surname Gui
- Pinyin
- Guī
- Traditional
- 歸
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 3299 of 2500