Chinese

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|- ! !far; distant; remote

!

!near; close (to); approximately !to attack; to accuse; to study |- !trad. (遠交近攻) | 遠 | 交 | 近 | 攻 |- !simp. (远交近攻) | 远 | 交 | 近 | 攻 |}

Idiom

遠交近攻

1. collaborating with distant allies and attacking nearby enemies (from the Thirty-Six Stratagems)

Japanese

Noun

遠交近攻 ‎(hiragana えんこうきんこう, romaji enkōkinkō)

1. Collaborate with distant allies and attack nearby enemies (from Thirty-Six Stratagems)