Point the South and attack the North(zhǐ nán gōng běi)

Point the South and attack the North

It is an idiom in Chinese, and its pinyin is zh ǐ n á ng ō NGB ě I, which means to attack the West with the East. From the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 111 of romance of the Three Kingdoms written by Luo Guanzhong in Ming Dynasty: "Shu people may attack the West and the East, and attack the north and the south, so our troops must be divided to defend."

Idiom usage

Used as predicate, attribute, object; used in dealing with affairs.

Analysis of Idioms

A guide to the north, to the East and to the West

Chinese PinYin : zhǐ nán gōng běi