減灶
jiǎn​zào

to feint weakness

  • created sense approved 减灶/減灶 · jiǎn​zào · to feint weakness — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    减灶 / 減灶

    jiǎn​zào

    to feint weakness

    To feign a decline or weakness by reducing the number of cooking fires in a military camp, a deceptive tactic used to lure an enemy into a trap; based on a historical strategy by the general [[孙膑|孫臏|sun1 bin4]].

    减, 灶

    减 (literal) → 减/減 · jiǎn · to reduce 灶 (literal) → 灶 · zào · stove

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