空城计

kōng chéng jì

Định nghĩa

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

Từ chứa 空城计

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

Từ cấu thành 空城计

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