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Open the tool →掎角之势 (jǐ jiǎo zhī shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to form a pincer movement or a mutually supportive/restraining tactical alignment; to create a strategic position where forces can flank, pin down, or assist each other”.
掎角之势 is pronounced jǐ jiǎo zhī shì in Mandarin Chinese.
掎:拉住,指拉住腿;角:指抓住角;掎角:夹击敌人。原指从两方面夹攻敌人。现比喻分出兵力,造成牵制敌人或互相支援的形势。