唱空城计
唱空城计
chàng kōng chéng jì
lit. to sing “The Empty City Stratagem” (idiom); fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness; (jocularly) (of a place etc) to be empty; (of one's stomach) to be rumbling
idiom
Traditional: 唱空城計
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- (idiom) lit. to sing “The Empty City Stratagem” (idiom)
- fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness
- (jocularly) (of a place etc) to be empty
- (of one's stomach) to be rumbling
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Related Words
空城计(kōng chéng jì)— the empty city stratagem (in which Zhuge Liang presents himself as unperturbed while making it evident that his city is undefended, hoping his adversary will suspect an ambush)
→唱高调(chàng gāo diào)— to sing the high part
→人去楼空(rén qù lóu kōng)— the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)
→人是铁饭是钢(rén shì tiě fàn shì gāng)— one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom)
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