Lingaku- lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu)
- fig. to feign one thing while doing another
- to cheat under cover of a diversion
Generated definitions (experimental)
- secretly crossing the Wei River at Chencang
- to feign one thing while doing another
- to cheat under cover of a diversion
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.
tā她shuì说yāo要chū mén出门gòu wù购物，shí jì shàng实际上shì是àn dù Chén cāng暗渡陈仓，qù去cān jiā参加péng you朋友de的pài duì派对。
She said she was going out shopping, but in fact, she secretly crossed the Wei River at Chencang to attend a friend's party.
This meaning emphasizes the act of deception where one creates a diversion or distraction while pursuing a different agenda.
He thought I would believe his excuse, but I know he was only feigning one thing while doing another.
This phrase suggests that someone is using a distraction to carry out dishonest actions without being detected.
tā yòng他用huì yì会议shǎng上de的tǎo lùn讨论zuò wéi作为yǎn hù掩护，shí jì shàng实际上shì是zài在àn dù Chén cāng暗渡陈仓，xiū gǎi修改shù jù数据。
He used the discussions during the meeting as a cover while he was actually cheating under cover of a diversion to alter the data.
yǒu xiē有些piàn zi骗子cháng cháng常常zài在tā rén他人bù zhù yì不注意shí时àn dù Chén cāng暗渡陈仓，shí xiàn实现tā men他们de的bù fǎ不法mù dì目的。
Some con artists often cheat under cover of a diversion while others are not paying attention to achieve their illicit goals.
Generated collocations (experimental)
àn dù Chén cāng暗渡陈仓to feign one thing while doing anotheràn dù Chén cāng暗渡陈仓zhī之Jì计the stratagem of feigning something while doing anothershǐ yòng使用àn dù Chén cāng暗渡陈仓to employ a diversion tacticgù yì故意àn dù Chén cāng暗渡陈仓to intentionally misleadàn dù Chén cāng暗渡陈仓de的shǒu fǎ手法the technique of deceptionàn dù Chén cāng暗渡陈仓de的cè lüè策略the strategy of covert actionsàn暗dù渡Chén cāng陈仓shì式de的xíng wéi行为behavior resembling deception under covertōng guò通过àn dù Chén cāng暗渡陈仓qǔ dé取得Chéng gōng成功to achieve success by means of deceptionzài在shāng yè商业Zhōng中àn dù Chén cāng暗渡陈仓to use diversion tactics in businessàn dù Chén cāng暗渡陈仓de的lì zi例子examples of deceptive practicesjiě dú解读àn dù Chén cāng暗渡陈仓to interpret the act of deceptionàn dù Chén cāng暗渡陈仓de的diǎn gù典故the historical reference of the stratagem