側そく面めん攻こう撃げき

noun

flank attack; flanking maneuver

Military term for attacking the side of an enemy formation or position.

• 敵てきの側そく面めん攻こう撃げきで部ぶ隊たいは混こん乱らんした。

  The unit was thrown into confusion by the enemy's flank attack.

noun

indirect approach; tackling a problem from another angle

Figurative use: dealing with an issue not head-on but by approaching it from a different perspective or through a related aspect.

• 交こう渉しょうが難なん航こうしたので、側そく面めん攻こう撃げきとして相あい手ての取とり引ひき先さきに働はたらきかけた。

  Negotiations were stalled, so as an indirect approach we reached out to the other party's business partners.