暗渡陈仓 (àn dù Chén cāng) — to feign one thing while doing another; to act under cover of a diversion
Definition
A chengyu from a Han dynasty stratagem: secretly do X while openly doing Y as a cover. Used for deceptive tactics in business, politics, or military — not for small everyday lies.
verb
to feign one thing while doing anotherto act under cover of a diversion
Examples
- ，暗渡陈仓。Tā biǎo miàn shàng zhī chí wǒ men, shí jì shang shì zài àn dù Chén cāng.He appears to support us, but in reality he is feigning one thing while doing another.
- 暗渡陈仓，。Zhè jiā gōng sī yòng jiàng jià lái àn dù Chén cāng, qí shí shì zài zhuǎn yí kù cún.This company uses price cuts as a diversion to secretly move inventory.
- ，暗渡陈仓。Jūn shì xíng dòng zhōng, àn dù Chén cāng shì yì zhǒng cháng jiàn de cè lüè.In military operations, feigning one thing while doing another is a common strategy.
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