空城计

kōng chéng jì

Definitionen

1. the empty city stratagem (in which Zhuge Liang presents himself as unperturbed while making it evident that his city is undefended, hoping his adversary will suspect an ambush)
2. double bluff

Wörter, die 空城计 enthalten

• 唱空城计 chàng kōng chéng jì: lit. to sing “The Empty City Stratagem” (idiom)

Bestandteilwörter von 空城计

• 城 chéng: city walls
• 空 kōng: empty
• 空 kòng: to empty
• 计 jì: to calculate