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明修栈道，暗渡陈仓
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Definitions
- 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 劉邦|刘邦[liú bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[xiàng yǔ] of Chu)
- 2. fig. to feign one thing while doing another
- 3. to cheat under cover of a diversion
Child Words of 明修栈道，暗渡陈仓
to lay out; to exhibit; to display
bright
barn
a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle
road
lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[wèi hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[liú bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[xiàng yǔ] of Chu)
to cross
to decorate
plank walkway constructed on the face of a cliff
ancient name of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[bǎo jī shì], Shaanxi
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