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空城计

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); double bluff
空 kōng empty / air / sky / in vain
空 kòng to empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time
 城 chéng city walls / city / town / CL:座,道,个
  计 Jì surname Ji
  计 jì to calculate / to compute / to count / to regard as important / to plan / ruse / meter / gauge
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