避其锐气，击其惰归

Traditional: 避其銳氣，擊其惰歸

bì qí ruì qì , jī qí duò guī

Dictionary entry

avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws (idiom)

What does 避其锐气，击其惰归 mean?

避其锐气，击其惰归 (bì qí ruì qì , jī qí duò guī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws (idiom)

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避bìto avoid · to shun 其qíhis · her 锐ruìacute 气qìgas; air · smell 击jīto hit · to strike 惰duòlazy 归Guīsurname Gui

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How to pronounce 避其锐气，击其惰归

避其锐气，击其惰归

bì qí ruì qì , jī qí duò guī

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