Lingaku- lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河【Wèi Hé】 at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 刘邦【Liú Bāng】 in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 项羽【Xiàng Yǔ】 of Chu)
- fig. to feign one thing while doing another
- to cheat under cover of a diversion
Generated: This idiom refers to a historical stratagem where someone pretends to do one thing while secretly doing something else to achieve their goals.
tā他biǎo miàn shang表面上zhǔn bèi准备cān jiā参加huì yì会议，qí shí其实àn dù Chén cāng暗渡陈仓，tōu tōu偷偷qù去jiàn见kè hù客户。
He pretends to prepare for the meeting, but secretly crosses the Wei River at Chencang to meet the client.
Generated: This meaning emphasizes the act of deception where one creates a diversion or distraction while pursuing a different agenda.
Generated: This phrase suggests that someone is using a distraction to carry out dishonest actions without being detected.
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