1.瞒天过海crossing the sea under camouflage : b. }! K0 I" H% l. c# Y3 V9 C 4 `$ S0 [8 L" P* F 2.围魏救赵relieving the state of Zhao by besieging the state of Wei & x- [, }% f7 G5 j' E8 l3 L5 \6 \4 {+ n, S! U
3.借刀杀人killing someone with a borrowed knife+ \ t% Z% P9 g% M. t. U
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4.以逸待劳waiting at one’s ease for the exhausted enemy 0 ^" L$ v2 A$ {8 X, p9 X# o 4 a2 n1 v& n$ v% ~& s 5.趁火打劫plundering a burning house + o; W8 V5 j& S4 ^: S: l 9 V( N2 ?+ @! t' p$ n) w$ ? 6.声东击西making a feint to the east and attacking in the west 4 R# w0 W' _5 K9 T4 ~6 e & L; p8 ^$ G, S5 X- C 7.无中生有creating something out of nothing, u; A( q/ S; D& X9 \2 l
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8.暗渡陈仓advancing secretly by an unknown path 7 N, o) S0 r" r! h2 z) s- w8 C' M+ q' n" }5 J
9.隔岸观火watching a fire from the other side of the river 1 r7 T4 R! @8 w1 d$ P' i" o8 S* _& a0 e: m) [8 x; U' K- M
10.笑里藏刀covering the dagger with a smile- p m! a! z; f* o0 s. ^
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11.李代桃僵palming off substitute for the real thing " Q5 X! k \: T' n; W9 B* } ) y, {9 a [4 I+ }: f' `- w& Y( T9 t 12.顺手牵羊picking up something in passing 8 l' [* g& |3 l/ Q, p \/ q9 b . J K* Q+ J5 s8 c8 n- J3 r9 y3 @ 13.打草惊蛇beating the grass to frighten the snake - H6 T+ V/ J# e/ B7 n" D# |$ [7 O* g& Y
14.借尸还魂resurrecting a dead soul by borrowing a corpse 0 w0 U/ W( X. C3 F6 Q- Q+ x" L/ ^8 r
15.调虎离山luring the tiger out of his den : ]4 X3 Q6 H* w: l6 e3 g- E7 J3 g. e7 J( m$ r" [; S: c+ N
16.欲擒故纵letting the enemy off in order to catch him / @2 J0 I3 r0 z" E- J ( y y% z" A: d- Q 17.抛砖引玉giving the enemy something to induce him to lose more valuable things , d) c# G# s. K# u+ m( `, X8 P6 [ 2 k0 U& @4 [% a0 e# f 18.擒贼擒王capturing the ringleader first in order to capture all the followers-%-59738-%--%-30846-%--%-31597-%-
19.釜底抽薪extracting the firewood from under the cauldron6 f1 M' q2 b0 R# o+ p2 b/ A
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20.混水摸鱼muddling the water to catch the fish; fishing in troubled waters 7 p/ e: _: W' \; A2 I& g3 c' A7 Z6 ]
21.金蝉脱壳slipping away by casting off a cloak; getting away like the cicada sloughing its skin4 u D3 b% ~, t; H! X+ R
% y9 i; S' o& e5 Y$ N6 m$ I 22.关门捉贼catching the thief by closing / blocking his escape route0 }: u3 |0 c* K/ p8 z5 E! h
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23.远交近攻befriending the distant enemy while attacking a nearby enemy: E7 u3 b) U7 @" S" u6 R
/ k) m D6 X" y: x 24.假途伐虢attacking the enemy by passing through a common neighbor ' m9 o2 G o& I1 R' q( K 7 Y% O* T- Q. o$ I 25.偷梁换柱stealing the beams and pillars and replacing them with rotten timbers I, C9 i2 K' F* V; k 9 r9 M, X4 |4 [. d6 V5 d 26.指桑骂槐reviling/ abusing the locust tree while pointing to the mulberry$ v; H/ ~: w+ h
' \$ J4 j( ?/ N m 27.假痴不癫feigning madness without becoming insane $ J. [+ h' ?: C4 W3 w0 S" s 5 S: M1 s# M" \5 Z& @: Q8 H9 H% } 28.上屋抽梯removing the ladder after the enemy has climbed up the roof( O+ y8 w+ R$ U/ K, v8 X% ^( ^0 S
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29.树上开花putting artificial flowers on trees . n# h* [1 N. |' K2 r3 Z M. O! k8 @. Z$ ~# l/ s
30.反客为主turning from the guest into the host4 _0 H: V! `0 W0 [/ V& ~
) ?1 ~7 A0 I5 a9 b2 p 31.美人计using seductive women to corrupt the enemy # q! d+ I$ y ]3 n1 f. p 4 r8 D. z! S% M+ _7 e' x4 D 32.空城计presenting a bold front to conceal unpreparedness & l# _. R* b$ z& O5 H/ G 9 k! t& Y8 B5 u! X/ E' o" r 33.反间计sowing discord among the enemy7 w* k; Q4 F/ E
9 C( z6 H( a! m0 G( F9 P 34.苦肉计deceiving the enemy by torturing one’s own man- A9 Q. f4 _* x c R8 n) V/ K2 Z
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35.连环计coordinating one stratagem with another7 A# A4 ]3 o3 h6 U7 s
5 S- ]! [4 y, ^6 { 36.走为上decamping being the best; running away as the best choice