All things besieged and all things Besieged
Shi Wei Wu Gong, a Chinese idiom, is sh í w é IW ǔ g ō ng in pinyin, which means the art of war in ancient times. It means to encircle and annihilate one enemy with ten enemies and attack one enemy with five enemies. It comes from Li Ling Lun by Qin Guan of Song Dynasty.
Idiom usage
It can be used as an object or attributive; it can be used as an example in military affairs.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: Ten encirclement and five attack
The origin of Idioms
The song and Qin Guan's "on Li Ling" said: "although the ancient people who were good at using weapons were able to overpower the masses with few, the way of attacking the enemy was not so sudden."
Idiom explanation
In ancient times, the art of war was to encircle and annihilate one of the ten enemies and attack one of the five enemies. See "ten encirclement and five attacks".
Chinese PinYin : shí wéi wǔ gōng
All things besieged and all things Besieged
travel day and night with all possible speed. zhòu yè jiān xíng
a goose utters its cry wherever it flies. yàn guò liú shēng