避实就虚 — Chinese idiom
避实就虚
bì shí jiù xū
Traditional: 避實就虛
Meaning
- stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points
Character by character
- 避bìto avoid, to turn away; to escape, to hide
- 实shíreal, true; honest, sincere
- 就jiùjust, simply; to go to; to approach, near
- 虚xūfalse; worthless, hollow, empty; vain
Idioms sharing a character
- 不可避免 bù kě bì miǎn
- 不避斧钺 bù bì fǔ yuè
- 扬长避短 yáng cháng bì duǎn
- 趋利避害 qū lì bì hài
- 趋吉避凶 qū jí bì xiōng
- 退避三舍 tuì bì sān shè
- 避世绝俗 bì shì jué sú
- 避坑落井 bì kēng luò jǐng
- 付诸实施 fù zhū shí shī
- 以虚带实 yǐ xū dài shí
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