空城计

Traditional: 空城計
kōng chéng jì
Dictionary entry
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); double bluff

What does 空城计 mean?

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

1the 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); double bluff

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空城计
kōng chéng jì
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