唱籌量沙
chàng​chóu​liáng​shā

to bluff the enemy with false appearances

  • created sense approved 唱筹量沙/唱籌量沙 · chàng​chóu​liáng​shā · to bluff the enemy with false appearances — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    唱筹量沙 / 唱籌量沙

    chàng​chóu​liáng​shā

    to bluff the enemy with false appearances

    To create a false impression of strength or plenty in order to deceive an enemy or boost morale; literally, to count out tokens while measuring sand (as if it were grain).

    唱 (literal) → 唱 · chàng · to call out 筹 (literal) → 筹/籌 · chóu · chip 量 (literal) → 量 · liáng · to measure 沙 (literal) → 沙 · shā · sand

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense