唱空城計 chàng kōng chéng jì

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to sing “The Empty City Stratagem” (idiom)
  2. fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness
  3. (jocularly) (of a place etc) to be empty
  4. (of one's stomach) to be rumbling

CHARACTERS

唱 chàng
HSK 2
sing, chant, call; ditty, song
空 kōng
HSK 3
empty, hollow, bare, deserted
城 chéng
HSK 3
castle; city, town; municipality
計 jì plan, plot; stratagem; scheme