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以攻為守 (ji5 gung1 wai4 sau2) — attack as a means of defence; use offense in order to defend in Cantonese

jiˏ₅以gungˉ¹攻waiˎ₄為sauˊ²守
简 以攻为守
Mandarin Pinyin: yi3 gong1 wei2 shou3

Meaning of 以攻為守

nounattack as a means of defence; use offense in order to defend
nounusing attack as a means of defence

Characters in 以攻為守

以ji5
giving cause
攻gung1
study; specialize in; work at
為wai4
used after an adverb for emphasis, e.g. 極為, 頗為
守sau2
remain; maintain; hold to

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