1.瞒天过海crossing the sea under camouflage8 W1 ?+ h! J7 X. F& l
/ s- Y6 I; l& g1 E5 c 2.围魏救赵relieving the state of Zhao by besieging the state of Wei 1 Q8 b# Y* O; |! C: p% b8 Q. B1 W6 E" Q) R0 M- ^5 n# [ L% a" S- d
3.借刀杀人killing someone with a borrowed knife + Q: C# k( v# } 6 V6 m" `, A" H3 l 4.以逸待劳waiting at one’s ease for the exhausted enemy 1 u8 ?) \+ M$ n7 c7 G9 ]9 ~ 3 y6 n; W$ I5 K# \" o$ c/ G 5.趁火打劫plundering a burning house$ R0 k' A6 D* L V3 u
# `0 v" O' \* U* {& M 6.声东击西making a feint to the east and attacking in the west9 S5 f/ a' [4 @- r$ d) ?
8 i, F/ y/ i/ o 7.无中生有creating something out of nothing . q1 P. n4 K! j x9 k1 |% Y* a9 Q; p, o6 w' l
8.暗渡陈仓advancing secretly by an unknown path3 q2 m, h7 h3 _# o" V" t
$ ]+ k4 q% ^; W, T: K3 V% e 9.隔岸观火watching a fire from the other side of the river ! Q& [3 M3 b4 ?; F % `2 O* ]# F2 ]& ~ 10.笑里藏刀covering the dagger with a smile5 N, E/ D7 @- N. c6 d3 e# q( b
! m2 z. X k6 K6 d1 W, u 11.李代桃僵palming off substitute for the real thing 1 i( L9 t6 m' Q& L5 `3 J 9 e6 ^ \& z# w8 V 12.顺手牵羊picking up something in passing 2 _- v; q: p$ ?' O4 W1 _2 @1 r9 V2 o, U- t
13.打草惊蛇beating the grass to frighten the snake 7 F; H$ c) t' V7 J' e# u& Y 3 N* Y3 D) o# B' [ 14.借尸还魂resurrecting a dead soul by borrowing a corpse5 X' U$ x2 t3 z: R/ U1 m
3 |! J# |& r( s- W9 { 15.调虎离山luring the tiger out of his den: Z5 n% D. j: N
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16.欲擒故纵letting the enemy off in order to catch him " f% X9 i3 _1 c( B) {: R9 J, Z7 e - f4 G* R0 H. M+ ?! o2 `& A9 G* i+ y 17.抛砖引玉giving the enemy something to induce him to lose more valuable things ) S: g9 M& S% {0 W5 X. r * a) J# \: q1 R; y6 `1 o 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 cauldron, ?* p; X" ?+ ?/ Z0 W+ H* S
: m* `8 R, ~$ Y# w6 L# p; {, z0 i 20.混水摸鱼muddling the water to catch the fish; fishing in troubled waters : h3 j% v! P2 x" J& u% t { 2 U8 `* i( T0 D1 p 21.金蝉脱壳slipping away by casting off a cloak; getting away like the cicada sloughing its skin - \4 o( ?. t9 o0 \* i 1 b. i* ]/ Q/ E) @9 ~ 22.关门捉贼catching the thief by closing / blocking his escape route' D: b7 z3 x/ V8 q7 M, G0 A5 k
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23.远交近攻befriending the distant enemy while attacking a nearby enemy. ?. a$ o" K& V1 z+ }
- h8 K: L0 c0 a0 F 24.假途伐虢attacking the enemy by passing through a common neighbor ! w9 e0 N- [6 |- z E / S7 H2 q# P P- w0 a 25.偷梁换柱stealing the beams and pillars and replacing them with rotten timbers 3 i! A4 k8 g* R. L 8 ^; C* o" {& ]8 } 26.指桑骂槐reviling/ abusing the locust tree while pointing to the mulberry 5 J' S3 s. O; v , g, }/ A* M% b; I+ _6 Z 27.假痴不癫feigning madness without becoming insane ! ]3 u( }* Q/ [2 ~; f g- Y : L: j' o4 `+ j! ?# @7 i 28.上屋抽梯removing the ladder after the enemy has climbed up the roof: [' `4 }* I6 t) _* C- l# ^& E" ]/ }
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29.树上开花putting artificial flowers on trees$ w& \3 x. v6 T8 e4 \0 s
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30.反客为主turning from the guest into the host8 B. H; k" _3 a" J' c
8 o0 L& ?* f h( Z' u5 D5 T: b 31.美人计using seductive women to corrupt the enemy) n" d% ^- a' g- T6 }$ A
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32.空城计presenting a bold front to conceal unpreparedness % `" }8 f; _: J7 I 4 T- l% o, u6 [- B* C 33.反间计sowing discord among the enemy t/ z) W) o( a& O* r X4 A8 S
M5 [' I$ a8 B r; h 34.苦肉计deceiving the enemy by torturing one’s own man I: [& {* p D
$ _% d/ |+ [7 J$ n) w' V 35.连环计coordinating one stratagem with another ! y+ f8 a0 S& D* x0 U, O & ^% x/ t; f5 s6 l* C 36.走为上decamping being the best; running away as the best choice