暗渡陈仓

àn dù chén cāng

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Definitions

  1. 1. 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)
  2. 2. fig. to feign one thing while doing another
  3. 3. to cheat under cover of a diversion

Words Containing 暗渡陈仓

明修栈道，暗渡陈仓
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù chén cāng

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)

Child Words of 暗渡陈仓

暗
àn

dark

渡
dù

to cross

仓
cāng

barn

陈
chén

to lay out; to exhibit; to display

陈仓
chén cāng

ancient name of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[bǎo jī shì], Shaanxi