暗渡陈仓 àn dù chén cāng Secretly crossing Chencang

Explanation

比喻秘密地行动，或用假象迷惑敌人，达到某种目的。

A metaphor for secretly acting, or using illusions to confuse the enemy, to achieve a certain goal.

Origin Story

秦末，刘邦和项羽争夺天下。刘邦被项羽围困在四川，为了摆脱困境，他采纳了韩信的计策。韩信建议刘邦故意烧毁通往陈仓的栈道，制造出无路可走的假象，迷惑项羽。同时，刘邦秘密地率领军队从一条隐蔽的小路——陈仓古道——渡过陈仓，奇袭项羽的军队。项羽被这出其不意的行动打了个措手不及，最终被刘邦击败。暗渡陈仓的故事，后来成为兵家常用的策略，也成为了成语，用来比喻暗中进行活动或用假象迷惑敌人。

qín mò, liú bāng hé xiàng yǔ zhēngduó tiānxià. liú bāng bèi xiàng yǔ wéikuò zài sichuān, wèile tuóbǎo kùnjìng, tā cǎiyòng le hán xīn de jìcè. hán xīn jiànyì liú bāng gùyì shāohuǐ tōng wǎng chén cāng de zhàndào, zhìzào chū wúlù kě zǒu de jiǎxiàng, míhuò xiàng yǔ. tóngshí, liú bāng mìmì de shuài lǐng jūnduì cóng yī tiáo yǐnbì de xiǎolù—chén cāng gǔdào—dù guò chén cāng, qíxí xiàng yǔ de jūnduì. xiàng yǔ bèi zhè chū qí bù yì de xíngdòng dǎ le gè cuò shǒu bù jí, zuìzhōng bèi liú bāng dībài. àn dù chén cāng de gùshì, hòulái chéngwéi bīngjiā chángyòng de cèlüè, yě chéngwéile chéngyǔ, yòng lái bǐyù ànzhōng jìnxíng huódòng huò yòng jiǎxiàng míhuò dírén.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu competed for dominance over China. Liu Bang was besieged in Sichuan by Xiang Yu's army. To escape this predicament, he adopted a plan from Han Xin. Han Xin suggested that Liu Bang deliberately burn the bridges and paths leading to Chencang, creating the appearance of having no escape route. Simultaneously, Liu Bang secretly led his army through a hidden path, the ancient Chencang road, crossing Chencang and launching a surprise attack on Xiang Yu's army. Xiang Yu was completely caught off guard by this unexpected attack and was ultimately defeated by Liu Bang. The story of secretly crossing Chencang later became a commonly used strategy by military strategists and also became an idiom, used to describe covert actions or deceiving enemies with a facade.

Usage

暗渡陈仓常用来形容秘密行动或使用计谋达到目的。

àn dù chén cāng cháng yòng lái xíngróng mìmì xíngdòng huò shǐyòng jìmóu dádào mùdì

"Secretly crossing Chencang" is often used to describe secret operations or using strategies to achieve a goal.

Examples

• 他们采取了暗渡陈仓的策略，出其不意地取得了胜利。

  tāmen cǎiqǔ le àn dù chén cāng de cèlüè, chū qí bù yì de qǔdé le shènglì

  They adopted the strategy of "secretly crossing Chencang" and achieved victory unexpectedly.

• 公司暗渡陈仓地进行了一系列的并购活动。

  gōngsī àn dù chén cāng de jìnxíng le yī xìliè de bìnggòu huódòng

  The company secretly carried out a series of mergers and acquisitions.

Related Idioms

• 声东击西

• 暗度陈仓

Opposite Idioms

• 明目张胆

• 大张旗鼓