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明修棧道，暗渡陳倉
简 明修栈道，暗渡陈仓 · 繁 明修棧道，暗渡陳倉Mandarin · pinyin míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
Meanings
- lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河 Wèi Hé at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦 Liú Bāng in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽 Xiàng Yǔ of Chu)
- fig. to feign one thing while doing another
- to cheat under cover of a diversion
Characters in this entry
- 明
- míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
- 修
- xiū · study; repair; cultivate
- 棧
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- 道
- dào · path, road, street; method, way
- 暗
- àn · dark; obscure; in secret, covert
- 渡
- dù · cross, ferry over; ferry
- 陳
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- 倉
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- 栈
- zhàn · warehouse; tavern, inn
- 陈
- chén · exhibit, display; plead; a surname
- 仓
- cāng · granary; berth; sea
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