All things besieged and all things Besieged

All things besieged and all things Besieged

Shi Wei Wu Gong, a Chinese idiom, is sh í w é IW ǔ g ō ng in pinyin, which means the art of war in ancient times. It means to encircle and annihilate one enemy with ten enemies and attack one enemy with five enemies. It comes from Li Ling Lun by Qin Guan of Song Dynasty.

Idiom usage

It can be used as an object or attributive; it can be used as an example in military affairs.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: Ten encirclement and five attack

The origin of Idioms

The song and Qin Guan's "on Li Ling" said: "although the ancient people who were good at using weapons were able to overpower the masses with few, the way of attacking the enemy was not so sudden."

Idiom explanation

In ancient times, the art of war was to encircle and annihilate one of the ten enemies and attack one of the five enemies. See "ten encirclement and five attacks".