àn​dù​chén​cāng

to feign one thing while doing another

  • created sense approved 暗渡陈仓/暗渡陳倉 · àn​dù​chén​cāng · to feign one thing while doing another — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    暗渡陈仓 / 暗渡陳倉

    àn​dù​chén​cāng

    to feign one thing while doing another

    (idiom) to do something under cover of a diversion or to engage in secret activities by deceiving others with false appearances, based on a military strategy used by [[刘邦|劉邦|liu2 bang1]] against [[项羽|項羽|xiang4 yu3]]

    暗 (literal) → 暗 · àn · hidden 渡 (literal) → 渡 · dù · to cross 陈仓 (literal) → 陈仓/陳倉 · chén​cāng · Chencang

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 暗渡陈仓/暗渡陳倉 · àn​dù​chén​cāng · to have a secret affair — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    暗渡陈仓 / 暗渡陳倉

    àn​dù​chén​cāng

    to have a secret affair

    (idiom) to rendezvous secretly or carry on a clandestine love affair behind someone's back

    暗 (literal) → 暗 · àn · hidden 渡 (literal) → 渡 · dù · to cross 陈仓 (literal) → 陈仓/陳倉 · chén​cāng · Chencang

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

    created sense