唱空城计

Traditional: 唱空城計
chàng kōng chéng jì
Dictionary entry
(lit.) to sing "The Empty City Stratagem" (idiom)

What does 唱空城计 mean?

唱空城计 (chàng kōng chéng jì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) to sing "The Empty City Stratagem" (idiom)
2(fig.) to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness
3(jocular) (of a place etc) to be empty; (of one's stomach) to be rumbling

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唱空城计
chàng kōng chéng jì
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