裡勾外連

简 里勾外连 · 繁 裡勾外連
Mandarin · pinyin lǐ gōu wài lián

Meanings

  1. to act from inside in coordination with attackers outside
  2. attacked from both inside and out
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裡
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勾
gōu · hook, join, connect; entice
外
wài · out, outside, external; foreign
連
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里
lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
连
lián · join, connect; continuous; even
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3–1–4–2 · li3 gou1 wai4 lian2

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leoi5 ngau1 ngoi6 lin4

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裡勾外連 · li3 gou1 wai4 lian2
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Exact source record裡勾外連 里勾外连 [li3 gou1 wai4 lian2] /to act from inside in coordination with attackers outside/attacked from both inside and out/