1.瞒天过海crossing the sea under camouflage/ R, D) I- w, t) B7 V1 t* [' R1 P
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2.围魏救赵relieving the state of Zhao by besieging the state of Wei 0 l/ p' }7 r1 c3 Z+ x$ ~% ^% d* l6 Q0 q9 h
3.借刀杀人killing someone with a borrowed knife% r+ e% @% b8 ~4 C! r) j, s8 z/ ~
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4.以逸待劳waiting at one’s ease for the exhausted enemy' M3 p9 r( ]8 F
' S: `! L- M3 P# [ 5.趁火打劫plundering a burning house 7 P8 F# X: l4 K V' @) `2 Z& I2 L& o# R
6.声东击西making a feint to the east and attacking in the west # B# _7 k7 {0 `* N1 Y 7 ^- d' j1 ~: I 7.无中生有creating something out of nothing ; M1 Z C. ^+ L" O' H4 q. e' Q4 u! e; }' ^. q6 n9 g8 Q9 c) T
8.暗渡陈仓advancing secretly by an unknown path7 \* i" l! C) c, H# r$ P. x
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9.隔岸观火watching a fire from the other side of the river 2 m P3 u) L G+ u( l2 Q6 i, ~- W6 V+ B* Z8 J- O+ h0 s
10.笑里藏刀covering the dagger with a smile 8 u' n2 Q: w2 r7 z 5 a v) I& O5 t* P( u+ @+ b7 N 11.李代桃僵palming off substitute for the real thing . J$ a- R% A8 |8 u2 D1 H: r" b- t, Y7 E' P# E Q/ [
12.顺手牵羊picking up something in passing2 Z; f0 m" j* R+ l- e) a
" ^# N+ }( I) C% X( t& x 13.打草惊蛇beating the grass to frighten the snake : o2 z2 @9 _& T* j" U" h" v" ^* j , Z0 ^/ g( i8 A3 _" q* h 14.借尸还魂resurrecting a dead soul by borrowing a corpse * r3 y5 F3 {* L9 {, i* v7 _8 C9 Q * c& q- D( X8 F3 x. X 15.调虎离山luring the tiger out of his den " D6 K" N1 m. z9 s i$ c; K: `% l' e% P6 ` 16.欲擒故纵letting the enemy off in order to catch him5 S6 j0 p; y* ~2 A& q4 U
9 ?$ f ^2 U& ?. k 17.抛砖引玉giving the enemy something to induce him to lose more valuable things" i7 ~5 u; q% q) x+ F: @8 g
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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 % b8 w; c0 e! p- m3 `& Q8 M' V3 t% Q- C
20.混水摸鱼muddling the water to catch the fish; fishing in troubled waters 1 M" r1 a0 e+ r0 @5 g _3 \! G# B, `1 r$ |$ w* H2 Y
21.金蝉脱壳slipping away by casting off a cloak; getting away like the cicada sloughing its skin$ X* z' I' ?& M5 l0 S
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22.关门捉贼catching the thief by closing / blocking his escape route 0 M$ N6 ]; c* P8 L- D% `) ? / f5 p- u, T9 ~ 23.远交近攻befriending the distant enemy while attacking a nearby enemy 3 q$ { \4 R) }: y, m$ w0 N7 M" D( C8 J
24.假途伐虢attacking the enemy by passing through a common neighbor" A. n; h) E+ K# i1 Y8 M
& W& f; P3 K6 y& \$ t2 D% ? 25.偷梁换柱stealing the beams and pillars and replacing them with rotten timbers. _5 f+ f0 f# s9 R c( G7 g5 f* }
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26.指桑骂槐reviling/ abusing the locust tree while pointing to the mulberry 7 _+ a4 Y: h8 _& Y6 b) k5 D7 q: l + i$ }, L' a: l2 I$ y+ L$ v 27.假痴不癫feigning madness without becoming insane 3 {3 Z0 }: C5 G. { ^: o/ o * s1 a$ j; Z; G$ J 28.上屋抽梯removing the ladder after the enemy has climbed up the roof) Q% f9 n; y8 T$ Q1 v
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29.树上开花putting artificial flowers on trees / e" v! D; q7 h& Q5 H3 X: }. c/ F* v: K7 d/ g
30.反客为主turning from the guest into the host N+ ]6 d6 Y. f- o4 W5 S% H& ] , o$ e+ @7 x9 h9 G 31.美人计using seductive women to corrupt the enemy' C6 C! o( d6 l0 \/ r8 z& P
& B' K" D' c: ~8 J8 ~ 32.空城计presenting a bold front to conceal unpreparedness. d' N2 o! j/ {/ F/ \9 Y. _0 j$ i5 v
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33.反间计sowing discord among the enemy" H7 E+ d# E1 _" c: ?7 P
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34.苦肉计deceiving the enemy by torturing one’s own man1 @% u' `/ m8 Y8 p9 h& c
0 k; S$ p) q/ c2 p4 ~& J) q 35.连环计coordinating one stratagem with another4 @' K& k7 v7 U/ m' D) R
K' _0 U) d7 X 36.走为上decamping being the best; running away as the best choice