唱空城計

coeng3 hung1 sing4 gai3

lit. to sing "The Empty City Stratagem" (idiom) · fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness · (jocular) (of a place etc) to be empty; (of one's stomach) to be rumbling

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. to sing "The Empty City Stratagem" (idiom)
  2. fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness
  3. (jocular) (of a place etc) to be empty; (of one's stomach) to be rumbling

Written Forms

唱空城計Traditional · Main Form
唱空城计Alternate Form

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