act from inside in coordination with forces attacking from outside
In Chinese, Pinyin is l ǐ g ō UW à Ili á n, which means collusion between inside and outside. From water margin.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: inside should be combined with outside
Idiom usage
The two friends who are in collusion with each other inside and outside are not in a good mood. The seventh chapter of "muddleheaded world" by Wu Jianren in Qing Dynasty
The origin of Idioms
The 62nd chapter of Water Margin by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty: "you are a good citizen in Beijing. How can you go to the Liangshan Mountain and take the second place? Now it's going to be inside and outside. It's going to be Beijing! "
act from inside in coordination with forces attacking from outside
express one 's hidden sentiments and feelings by means of gentle allusions and ambiguous phrases - yǒng sāng yù liǔ
The slightest error is a thousand miles away - shī zhī háo lí,chà zhī qiān lǐ
see little of the world and hear little of what is going on outside - guǎ jiàn xiǎn wén
Dispel the thunder and summon the telegram - qū tíng cè diàn
a thirsty steed dashing to the spring -- to run swiftly - kě jì bēn quán
give the matter further thought and discuss it later - cóng cháng jì yì