avoid the strong and attack the weak
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ì Qi á NGJ ī duॸ, which means to avoid the enemy's elite troops and select the weak ones in mobile warfare. From the above table of criticizing Liu Wuxie.
The origin of Idioms
Yuan Zhen of Tang Dynasty wrote the above table of criticizing Liu Wu and thanking him: "Qing should carry moyou in secret, announce orders clearly, avoid violence and fight laziness, and take violence and caress Lei."
Analysis of Idioms
Avoid the strong and attack the weak
Idiom usage
As a predicate or attribute; used in military affairs, etc
avoid the strong and attack the weak
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