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調虎離山

简调虎离山 · 繁調虎離山

Mandarin · pinyin diào hǔ lí shān

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4–3–2–1 · diao4 hu3 li2 shan1

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diu6 fu2 lei4 saan1

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(idiomatic) to lure an opponent out; to get rid of an opponent or a problem to achieve one's goal