暗渡陳倉 àn dù chén cāng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu)
  2. fig. to feign one thing while doing another
  3. to cheat under cover of a diversion

CHARACTERS

暗 àn
HSK 5
dark; obscure; in secret, covert
渡 dù
HSK 6
cross, ferry over; ferry
陳 chén exhibit, display; plead; surname
倉 cāng granary; berth; sea