围魏救赵

围
圍
魏
魏
救
救
赵
趙
lit. to besiege 魏[Wei4] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhao4] (idiom) / fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers

Characters and words in 围魏救赵

围
圍
wéi = w + ei2
surname Wei
围 = 囗 + 韦 : Willy Walrus has fallen asleep just inside the Eiffel Tower's kitchen and as he woke up, he was surrounded by wooden boxes. His only way to attract attention is to jump up repeatedly and wave with his two soft leather gloves.
围
圍
wéi = w + ei2
to encircle / to surround / all around / to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)
围 = 囗 + 韦 : Willy Walrus has fallen asleep just inside the Eiffel Tower's kitchen and as he woke up, he was surrounded by wooden boxes. His only way to attract attention is to jump up repeatedly and wave with his two soft leather gloves.
魏
wèi = w + ei4
surname Wei / name of vassal state of Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States / Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操[Cao2 Cao1], one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty / the Wei dynasty 221-265 / Wei prefecture and Wei county at different historical periods
魏 = 委 + 鬼 : A demon (鬼) is attacking Willy Walrus (w) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). Instead of going straight at the demon, Willy surrounds Wei and saves Zhao (围魏救赵): he goes for the demon's artificial leg (委) in order to disable the demon.
魏
wèi = w + ei4
tower over a palace gateway (old)
魏 = 委 + 鬼 : A demon (鬼) is attacking Willy Walrus (w) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). Instead of going straight at the demon, Willy surrounds Wei and saves Zhao (围魏救赵): he goes for the demon's artificial leg (委) in order to disable the demon.
救
捄
jiù = ji + ou4
variant of 救[jiu4]
救 = 攵 + 求 : Joan of Arc is using the bathroom in the outhouse just when construction workers are starting to tear the whole place down using sledgehammers without noticing her. Joan of Arc starts to panic and hits a service request bell again and again, hoping that someone will hear it and save her. Unfortunately the sledgehammers are far louder than the bell.
救
jiù = ji + ou4
to save / to assist / to rescue
救 = 攵 + 求 : Joan of Arc is using the bathroom in the outhouse just when construction workers are starting to tear the whole place down using sledgehammers without noticing her. Joan of Arc starts to panic and hits a service request bell again and again, hoping that someone will hear it and save her. Unfortunately the sledgehammers are far louder than the bell.
赵
趙
zhào = zh + ao4
surname Zhao / one of the seven states during the Warring States Period (476-220 BC) / the Former Zhao 前趙|前赵[Qian2 Zhao4] (304-329) and Later Zhao 後趙|后赵[Hou4 Zhao4] (319-350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
赵 = 乂 + 走 : James II of England (zh) uses a pair of pliers (乂) to cut the walking sticks (走) of any Tom, Dick or Harry (张王李赵) who is walking through the aorta's bathroom (ao4).
赵
趙
zhào = zh + ao4
to surpass (old)

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