聲東擊西 shēng dōng jī xī

DEFINITIONS

  1. to threaten the east and strike to the west (idiom)
  2. to create a diversion

CHARACTERS

聲 shēng sound, voice, noise; tone; music
東 dōng east, eastern, eastward
擊 jī strike, hit, beat; attack, fight
西 xī
HSK 1
west(ern); westward, occident