明修栈道，暗渡陈仓

míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù chén cāng

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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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Child Words of 明修栈道，暗渡陈仓

• 修 修 xiū: to decorate
• 暗 暗 àn: dark
• 渡 渡 dù: to cross
• 道 道 dào: road
• 仓 仓 cāng: barn
• 明 明 míng: bright
• 暗渡陈仓 暗渡陈仓 àn dù chén cāng: 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)
• 栈 栈 zhàn: a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle
• 栈道 栈道 zhàn dào: plank walkway constructed on the face of a cliff
• 陈 陈 chén: to lay out; to exhibit; to display
• 陈仓 陈仓 chén cāng: ancient name of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[bǎo jī shì], Shaanxi