associate with the distant countries and attack the near ones

associate with the distant countries and attack the near ones

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Yu ǎ NJI ā OJ ì ng ō ng, which means to contact distant countries and attack neighboring countries. This was a diplomatic strategy adopted by Qin during the Warring States period. Later also refers to a means of dealing with people. It comes from Qin CE San.

Idiom usage

It is a good plan to return the coins of naliao to the Jin Dynasty and resume the hometown of Yanyun. The seventh chapter of Chen Chen's Shuihu houzhuan in Qing Dynasty

The origin of Idioms

"Qin CE San" in the Warring States strategy: "it's better for a king to make a close attack when he is far away. If he is right, he will be right. If he is right, he will be right