The enemy and the king are united(dí wáng suǒ kài)

The enemy and the king are united

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d í w á ngsu à K à I, which means to attack people whom the emperor hates as his own enemies. From Zuo Zhuan, the fourth year of Wengong.

Idiom explanation

It means to attack the people whom the emperor hated as his own enemies.

The origin of Idioms

Zuo Zhuan, the fourth year of Wen Gong, said: "the princes and the enemies are united, and they make contributions." Yang Bojun noted: "the king's hatred and anger, the princes also take it as the enemy and attack it."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive; used in war, etc. All of your generals, Shang Di Guo Yi, are determined to fight with their own forces. Du Zongji, the history of Song Dynasty.

Chinese PinYin : dí wáng suǒ kài