暗渡陈仓 |
àn dù Chén cāng |
lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河 at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 刘邦 in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 项羽 of Chu) / fig. to feign one thing while doing another / to cheat under cover of a diversion |
暗 |
àn |
variant of 暗 |
暗 |
àn |
dark / to turn dark / secret; hidden / (literary) confused; ignorant |
暗 |
àn |
(literary) to close (a door) / to eclipse / confused; ignorant (variant of 暗) / dark (variant of 暗) |
渡 |
dù |
to cross / to pass through / to ferry |
陈 |
Chén |
surname Chen / Chen (c. 1045 - 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state / Chen (557-589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 |
陈 |
chén |
(bound form) to lay out; to exhibit; to display / (bound form) to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell / old; stale |
陈仓 |
Chén cāng |
ancient name of Baoji City 宝鸡市, Shaanxi / Chencang district of Baoji City |
仓 |
cāng |
barn / granary / storehouse / cabin / hold (in ship) |