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暗渡陈仓
暗渡陳倉
àndùChéncāng
1. lit. 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)
2. fig. to feign one thing while doing another
3. to cheat under cover of a diversion

Character Breakdown

暗
àn
dark, gloomy; obscure; secret, covert
HSK 5 13 丶
渡
dù
to cross, to ferry over, to pass through
HSK 6 12 丶
陈
chén
to display, to exhibit; to plead; surname
HSK 6 7 丶
仓
cāng
granary, barn; cabin, berth
HSK 6 4 丶

Compound Words (1)

明修栈道，暗渡陈仓
míngxiūzhàndào,àndùChéncāng
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)

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