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裡應外合

裡應外合

See also: 里应外合

Chinese

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inside; within; in; lining of clothing

!to answer; to respond; ought

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outside; in addition; foreign; external

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to close; to gather; to join; to fit; all; together

|- !trad. (裡應外合) | | | | |- !simp. (里应外合) | | | | |}

Idiom

裡應外合

  1. to work from the inside in coordination with elements from the outside

References

  • Wu, Jingrong (ed.) (1985) The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969