以攻為守

Chinese

		to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	to attack; to accuse; to study	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	to guard
trad. (以攻為守/以攻爲守)		以	攻	為/爲	守
simp. (以攻为守)		以	攻	为	守

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǐgōngwéishǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ gung¹ wai⁴ sau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐgōngwéishǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐgongwéishǒu
    • Wade–Giles: i³-kung¹-wei²-shou³
    • Yale: yǐ-gūng-wéi-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiigongweishoou
    • Palladius: игунвэйшоу (igunvɛjšou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁵ gung¹ wai⁴ sau²
    • Yale: yíh gūng wàih sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ gung¹ wai⁴ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ gung¹ wei⁴ seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ kʊŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/

Idiom

以攻為守

1. to actively attack as a means of defense