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暗渡陈仓

àn dù Chén cāng

4-character word Traditional 暗渡陳倉

What 暗渡陈仓 means

1. 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)
2. fig. to feign one thing while doing another
3. to cheat under cover of a diversion

The characters in 暗渡陈仓

• 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

Words containing 暗渡陈仓

• 明修栈道，暗渡陈仓míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cānglit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河…