避强打弱 — “Avoid the strong, attack the weak”
避强打弱 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to avoid confronting powerful adversaries and instead target weaker ones; to choose the path of least resistance by exploiting vulnerabilities”. Literally, “avoid the strong, attack the weak”.
避强打弱 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 避强打弱 mean?
避强打弱 (bì qiáng dǎ ruò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to avoid confronting powerful adversaries and instead target weaker ones; to choose the path of least resistance by exploiting vulnerabilities”.
How do you pronounce 避强打弱?
避强打弱 is pronounced bì qiáng dǎ ruò in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 避强打弱 literally mean?
Literally, 避强打弱 means “avoid the strong, attack the weak”. It is used to mean “to avoid confronting powerful adversaries and instead target weaker ones; to choose the path of least resistance by exploiting vulnerabilities”.
What is the Chinese definition of 避强打弱?
军事用语。在运动战中避开敌人的精锐部队而专拣疲弱的打。