欲擒故縱

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Chinese

desire; longing; appetite
desire; longing; appetite; wish
 
capture
happening; instance; reason
happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old
 
even if; release; vertical
trad. (欲擒故縱)
simp. (欲擒故纵)

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Idiom

欲擒故縱

  1. to loosen the reins in order to grasp them better