曲线救国 (曲線救國)
qū xiàn jiù guó
Pinyin

Definition

曲线救国 (曲線救國)
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qū xiàn jiù guó
  1. (of sb who ostensibly collaborated with the Japanese during the Sino-Japanese war of 1937-1945) to secretly work for the Nationalists or against the Communists

Related Words (20)

dān qǔ
  1. 1 single (recording industry)
zhěng jiù
  1. 1 to save
  2. 2 to rescue
jiù
  1. 1 variant: 救 jiù
jiù mìng
  1. 1 to save sb's life
  2. 2 (interj.) Help!
  3. 3 Save me!
  1. 1 surname Qu

Idioms (20)

围魏救赵
wéi Wèi jiù Zhào
  1. 1 lit. to besiege 魏[Wèi] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhào] (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers
从井救人
cóng jǐng jiù rén
  1. 1 to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
抱薪救火
bào xīn jiù huǒ
  1. 1 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
舍己救人
shě jǐ jiù rén
  1. 1 to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people
  2. 2 altruism
抢险救灾
qiǎng xiǎn jiù zāi
  1. 1 to provide relief during times of emergency and disaster (idiom)