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Title: 36計

Description: 36 stratagems

Total Flash Cards: 14

Created: 09/01/2004 20:04:41

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Term
瞞天過海
Definition
Pass the sea by a trick. *To practice deception.
Term
圍魏救趙
Definition
Beseige Wei to rescue Zhao. *Releive the beseiged by attacking the beseigers.
Term
借刀殺人
Definition
Murder with a borrowed kinfe. *Make use of another person to get rid of an adversary.
Term
以逸待勞
Definition
Wait at ease for an exhausted enemy.
Term
趁火打劫
Definition
Loot a burning house. *Take advantage of someone's misfortune to do him harm.
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聲東擊西
Definition
Make a feint in the east and attack the west.
Term
無中生有
Definition
From nothing create something. *False appearances can be used to trick the enemy.
Term
暗渡陳倉
Definition
Advance to Chencang by a hidden path. *Deliberately expose part of your action to lure the enemy into your trap.
Term
隔岸觀火
Definition
Watch a fire from the other side of the river. *When conflicts appear in enemy alliances, let them fight, it may offer opportunities.
Term
笑裡藏刀
Definition
Hide a knife behind a smile. *Conceal hostility by appearing to be friendly.
Term
李代桃僵
Definition
Substitute one thing for another. *Sacrafice oneself for another.
Term
順手牽羊
Definition
Lead away a goat in passing. *An enemys oversight is an advantage.
Term
打草驚蛇
Definition
Beat the grass and frighten away the snake. *Act rashly and alert the enemy.
Term
借尸還魂
Definition
Raise a corpse from the dead. *Exploit the weak to one's advantage. Attack in another's form.



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