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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

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

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明: míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
修: xiū · study; repair; cultivate
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道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
暗: àn · dark; obscure; in secret, covert
渡: dù · cross, ferry over; ferry
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倉: Look up this written character
栈: zhàn · warehouse; tavern, inn
陈: chén · exhibit, display; plead; a surname
仓: cāng · granary; berth; sea

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