汉英词典
MEANING OF 明修栈道，暗渡陈仓
明修栈道，暗渡陈仓
(明修棧道，暗渡陳倉)
(明修棧道，暗渡陳倉)
lit. repair the plank road by day while 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) / fig. to feign one thing while doing another / to cheat under cover of a diversion
The metaphor uses an illusion to confuse the other person, but actually has other intentions
比喻用一种假象迷惑对方，实际上却另有打算。
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