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明修栈道，暗渡陈仓

míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng

9-character word Traditional 明修棧道，暗渡陳倉

What 明修栈道，暗渡陈仓 means

1. lit. repair the plank road by day while 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)
2. fig. to feign one thing while doing another
3. to cheat under cover of a diversion

The characters in 明修栈道，暗渡陈仓

• 明míngbright; opposite: dark 暗; (of meaning) clear
• 修xiūto decorate; to embellish; to repair
• 栈zhàna wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle; wood or bamboo trestlework; a warehouse
• 道dàoroad; path; (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art…
• 暗àndark; to turn dark; secret; hidden
• 渡dùto cross; to pass through; to ferry
• 陈chén(bound form) to lay out; to exhibit; to display; (bound form) to narrate; to state…
• 仓cāngbarn; granary; storehouse