調虎離山

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Chinese

harmonize; reconcile; blend
harmonize; reconcile; blend; suit well; provoke; incite; mode (music); to move (troops); tune; tone; melody; to transfer
 
tiger
to leave; to depart; to go away
to leave; to depart; to go away; from
 
mountain; hill
trad. (調虎離山) 調
simp. (调虎离山)
Literally: “to move the tiger away from the mountain”.

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Idiom

調虎離山

  1. to lure an opponent out; to get rid of an opponent or a problem to achieve one's goal