get the upper hand(yǐ yì chēng zhū)

get the upper hand

The Chinese idiom "Yi" means "Yi" means "Yi" is superior to "Zhu" in power. From Sun Tzu · Xing.

The origin of Idioms

Sun Tzu · Xing: "therefore, the victory of a soldier is equal to the defeat of a soldier, and the defeat of a soldier is equal to the defeat of a soldier." Wang Xi's note: "those who speak of baht and Cuan should be aware of the importance."

Idioms and allusions

Sun Tzu's art of War: "if you win a soldier, you'll be rewarded with a baht; if you lose a soldier, you'll be rewarded with a baht." "Yi" and "Zhu" are two ancient weight units. Long is a unit larger than "two", one long is equal to 24 Liang; baht is a unit smaller than two, one or two is equal to 24 baht, one long is equal to 576 times of baht. Well, the meaning of this sentence is to say that the army that usually wins is because it has the absolute advantage as "baht" is called by "Yi"; the army that fails is in the absolute disadvantage as "baht" is called by "baht". In short, we should win less with more, and win the inferior with the superior. Of course, Sun Tzu's saying of "using a long line to claim a baht" not only emphasizes the importance of concentrating superior forces by exaggeration, but also emphasizes the comparison of comprehensive situations. This kind of comprehensive situation is gradually created through a series of strategies. Nuerhachi's strategic thought of "cutting down big trees" clearly reflects the mystery. in a battle to attack the Wula tribe, Nurhachi once compared Wula to a big tree to teach his son Huang Taiji, "if you want to cut down a big tree, how can you break it suddenly? It must be cut with an axe, and then it can be broken It is under the guidance of this thought that Nurhachi gradually unfolded his grand blueprint. at the beginning of Nurhachi's war, there were many "big trees" to be cut down, first the major tribes in Nuzhen, and then the powerful Ming Dynasty. In order to cut down these "big trees" one by one, Nurhachi first cheated the Ming Dynasty's trust and support, and strengthened his military strength and war potential. At the same time, he tried his best to get married and allied with the leaders of Mongolian tribes and make good friends with North Korea. This will minimize the threat from three aspects. when Nuzhen was basically unified and its military strength was enough to compete with the Ming army in Liaodong, Nurhachi waved his axe to the big tree of the Ming Dynasty. After fighting again and again, it finally formed a situation of "a great disparity between the masses" and "a great cry for the baht" and overthrew the Ming Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

"Yi Zhu Cheng Yi" and "Yi Zhu Cheng Yi"

Idiom usage

Used as an object or attribute; used in writing.

Chinese PinYin : yǐ yì chēng zhū