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明修栈道，暗渡陈仓
míngxiūzhàndào,àndùChéncāng
Traditional: 明修棧道，暗渡陳倉
lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River [[渭河<WèiHé>]] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang [[劉邦|刘邦<LiúBāng>]] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu [[項羽|项羽<XiàngYǔ>]] of Chu) / fig. to feign one thing while doing another / to cheat under cover of a diversion
Character Breakdown
明
míng
bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
HSK 1
修
xiū
to study; to repair; to decorate; to cultivate
HSK 4
栈
zhàn
warehouse; tavern, inn
道
dào
method, way; path, road
HSK 2
暗
àn
dark, gloomy; obscure; secret, covert
HSK 5
渡
dù
to cross, to ferry over, to pass through
HSK 6
陈
chén
to display, to exhibit; to plead; surname
HSK 6
仓
cāng
granary, barn; cabin, berth
HSK 6
Additional Information
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