the best defence is offence(yǐ shǒu wéi gōng)

the best defence is offence

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ sh ǒ UW é Ig ō ng, which means to use defense as a means to break through the enemy. It's from the border defense strategy.

The origin of Idioms

Qin Guan of the Song Dynasty wrote in his frontier defense strategy II: "if we build up the state of Chong, we will be the first to eliminate the poor invaders. If we are in a hurry to fight with the enemy, then China will have the labor of transferring. Therefore, we should stop riding and stay in the villages in the hope of the moon. This is also a case of defending and attacking."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate, object, or attribute; used in war or affairs. example our army decided to attack on the defensive for the time being, consume the enemy's forces, and then concentrate on crossing the river to wipe out the enemy completely. Holding the enemy's throat by Li Tianyin

Chinese PinYin : yǐ shǒu wéi gōng