暗渡陳倉

am3 dou6 can4 cong1

lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2]{wai6 ho4} at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1]{lau4 bong1} in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3]{hong6 jyu5} of Chu) · fig. to feign one thing while doing another · to cheat under cover of a diversion

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2]{wai6 ho4} at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1]{lau4 bong1} in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3]{hong6 jyu5} of Chu)
  2. fig. to feign one thing while doing another
  3. to cheat under cover of a diversion

Written Forms

暗渡陳倉Traditional · Main Form
暗渡陈仓Alternate Form

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