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36計
36 stratagems
14
Language - Chinese
Not Applicable
09/01/2004

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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.
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以逸待勞
Definition
Wait at ease for an exhausted enemy.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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李代桃僵
Definition
Substitute one thing for another.
*Sacrafice oneself for another.
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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.
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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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