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): ㄐㄧㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄕˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jījiǎo zhī shì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jijeau jy shyh
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jijiǎo jhih shìh
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕjɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Idiom

犄角之勢

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

Synonyms

掎角之勢／掎角之势 (jījiǎo zhī shì)

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