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暗渡陈仓 / 暗渡陳倉

àn dù chén cāng

Meaning

  • literally 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)
  • figuratively to feign one thing while doing another
  • to cheat under cover of a diversion

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