暗渡陳倉 àn dù chén cāng

fig. to feign one thing while doing another

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to feign one thing while doing another
  2. 2. to cheat under cover of a diversion
  3. 3. lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河wèi hé at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 刘邦liú bāng in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 项羽xiàng yǔ of Chu)

Characters

Character Meaning
暗 àn HSK 5
dark; hidden; secret
渡 dù HSK 6
to cross; to pass through; to ferry
陳 chén
surname Chen; to display; to lay out
倉 cāng
storehouse; granary; barn