明修栈道，暗渡陈仓

míngxiūzhàndào,àndùChéncāng

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 刘邦 (Liú Bāng) in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 项羽 (Xiàng Yǔ) of Chu); fig. to feign one thing while doing another

Traditional 明修棧道，暗渡陳倉

Meaning

míngxiūzhàndào,àndùChéncāngming2 xiu1 zhan4 dao4 , an4 du4 chen2 cang1
  1. 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 刘邦 Liú Bāng in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 项羽 Xiàng Yǔ of Chu)
  2. fig. to feign one thing while doing another
  3. to cheat under cover of a diversion

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