外合里应 — “Outer cooperation, inner assistance”
外合里应 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act in concert, with internal support coordinating with external action; to provide inside assistance in response to an external move”. Literally, “Outer cooperation, inner assistance”.
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- wài外jiāo交cí词lìng令formal evasive diplomatic language
- wài外jiāo交cí辞lìng令polite but empty rhetoric
- wài外qīn亲nèi内shū疏outwardly close, inwardly distant
- wài外gāng刚nèi内róu柔outwardly strong, inwardly soft
- wài外lì厉nèi内rěn荏outwardly strong, inwardly weak
- wài外hé合lǐ里chà差outwardly agreeable but inwardly disagreeing
- wài外yuán圆nèi内fāng方outwardly accommodating, inwardly principled
- wài外kuān宽nèi内jì忌Outwardly tolerant, inwardly resentful
- wài外kuān宽nèi内míng明outwardly tolerant, inwardly discerning
- wài外kuān宽nèi内shēn深outwardly kind, inwardly cunning
- wài外qiǎo巧nèi内jí嫉Outwardly clever, inwardly jealous
- wài外qiáng强zhōng中gān干outwardly strong, inwardly weak
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What does 外合里应 mean?
外合里应 (wài hé lǐ yìng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act in concert, with internal support coordinating with external action; to provide inside assistance in response to an external move”.
How do you pronounce 外合里应?
外合里应 is pronounced wài hé lǐ yìng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 外合里应 literally mean?
Literally, 外合里应 means “Outer cooperation, inner assistance”. It is used to mean “to act in concert, with internal support coordinating with external action; to provide inside assistance in response to an external move”.
What is the Chinese definition of 外合里应?
外面攻打，里面接应。