Close combat and long-range attack

Close combat and long-range attack

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ì NJI ā oyu ǎ ng ō ng, which means to make friends with the neighbor and use force against the farther. It's from Xia Xie of Qing Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

"If there is a reason for resentment, you can solicit it for me to point out. It's also a plan to make close contact and long-range attack."

Idioms and allusions

During the Warring States period, Qin State in the West tried to unify the world by force. In the face of the six Eastern States, they adopted the strategy of "long-range and short-range attack". In the face of the strength of Qin state, Qi, Chu, Yan and Zhao in the east only cared about their own protection. They gave up their alliance with South Korea and Wei, which were located in the Central Plains, The four states of Qi and Chu thought that they could protect themselves by bribing Qin, so they gave in. As a result, the tactics of bribing Qin were ineffective, and soon all the four states died.

Analysis of Idioms

Near synonym: distant attack and inbreeding

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; used in foreign communication.