空 |
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 |