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避其銳氣，擊其惰歸
简 避其锐气，击其惰归 · 繁 避其銳氣，擊其惰歸Mandarin · pinyin bì qí ruì qì , jī qí duò guī
Meanings
- avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws (idiom)
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- 避
- bì · avoid; turn aside; escape; hide
- 其
- qí · his, her, its, their; that
- 銳
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- 氣
- qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
- 擊
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- 惰
- duò · indolent, careless, lazy, idle
- 歸
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- 锐
- ruì · sharp, keen, acute, pointed
- 气
- qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84
- 击
- jī · strike, hit, beat; attack, fight
- 归
- guī · return; return to, revert to
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bei6 kei4 jeoi6 hei3 ，gik1 kei4 do6 gwai1
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