犄角之勢

See also: 犄角之势

Chinese

		to divide one's military forces into two separate groups so that one can attack on two different fronts	's; him/her/it; this	power; force; tendency power; force; tendency; conditions; influence
trad. (犄角之勢)		犄角	之	勢
simp. (犄角之势)		犄角	之	势

Etymology

Literally: (using the) momentum of (one person) grabbing the legs (of a deer), (while the other person) holds onto the horns (of the deer).

Later on, this phrase was used to describe a situation in which one divides one's military forces into two separate groups so that one can attack on two different fronts.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jījiǎo zhī shì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄓ ㄕˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jījiǎo zhī shì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄓ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jijiǎo jhih shìh
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-chiao³ chih¹ shih⁴
    • Yale: jī-jyǎu jr̄ shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jijeau jy shyh
    • Palladius: цзицзяо чжи ши (cziczjao čži ši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Idiom

犄角之勢

1. to divide one's military forces into two separate groups so that one can attack on two different fronts
2. double-pronged attack; double-sided attack

Synonyms

• 掎角之勢／掎角之势 (jījiǎo zhī shì)