1.瞒天过海crossing the sea under camouflage2 p6 X9 _. M1 ]2 |$ q1 G
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2.围魏救赵relieving the state of Zhao by besieging the state of Wei ) C# ~0 M/ r6 j" [" C+ N% L, D2 G, T7 Z3 b; z
3.借刀杀人killing someone with a borrowed knife 5 r( n' ~. G4 m; l% _* h8 r . T0 D& }7 }; e1 {5 F! c: Z& o5 ^ 4.以逸待劳waiting at one’s ease for the exhausted enemy ' @. @4 b7 F4 O( r, O$ \. D# S, ~3 G) H) d
5.趁火打劫plundering a burning house # y* F S) {- I0 X8 d 1 v! g7 G( g0 _2 z, q) q, F 6.声东击西making a feint to the east and attacking in the west1 w/ Q, u/ X+ X2 N" U) e
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7.无中生有creating something out of nothing- P2 f i& _1 s$ g8 Y' ~: B
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8.暗渡陈仓advancing secretly by an unknown path 6 Y, m1 h7 \3 x1 B5 i! }" F* r, n# M) G$ t& H
9.隔岸观火watching a fire from the other side of the river% V: n+ J% ^6 Q! [ V; a
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10.笑里藏刀covering the dagger with a smile 2 x. |( W! Z5 Q u* T0 i' Y- P( p) \% S1 ~4 O0 C
11.李代桃僵palming off substitute for the real thing3 W/ x" ]% t; R/ R3 Z
N& m2 U( q# W, O* A 12.顺手牵羊picking up something in passing 0 _+ L! D; [) t2 U4 Y$ x1 F* _7 B# k- \1 |
13.打草惊蛇beating the grass to frighten the snake 6 ^/ B6 [, Q* P% L C) b+ j ; \* q' S- ^9 x. Z 14.借尸还魂resurrecting a dead soul by borrowing a corpse1 {% A/ B" N( {+ H$ r) ^
% M; a# S4 N9 k* |4 K 15.调虎离山luring the tiger out of his den ( r9 H% ~; ^, y4 `3 V5 [( n# o- l" z* ^. B0 M; _
16.欲擒故纵letting the enemy off in order to catch him! I8 v0 k6 U9 c# g3 R1 X0 r
+ r R& W8 w; b: l. a 17.抛砖引玉giving the enemy something to induce him to lose more valuable things ' e. `) q9 A2 s* b$ D' u ; p) F: P3 _- ]8 b* ` 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 6 y$ m2 w, y$ j3 k/ t/ ]7 z9 |" _9 A# D2 w" E& `3 i5 A2 \
20.混水摸鱼muddling the water to catch the fish; fishing in troubled waters3 e) z4 I6 c% }+ }+ t
! g0 z! T/ [1 m1 g+ f 21.金蝉脱壳slipping away by casting off a cloak; getting away like the cicada sloughing its skin/ t2 p- v1 j: ]% @) {: e) c
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22.关门捉贼catching the thief by closing / blocking his escape route+ I; c& g# O+ _% z1 w8 F: A- c" \
/ }1 }# _& |3 j 23.远交近攻befriending the distant enemy while attacking a nearby enemy- G2 p' {* \9 ~/ A- s1 c2 w2 \
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24.假途伐虢attacking the enemy by passing through a common neighbor 5 n9 v& K0 s' v6 z: @& e3 J' V' E: h4 L. G. [
25.偷梁换柱stealing the beams and pillars and replacing them with rotten timbers 3 R! r" ~# ?6 S7 |3 R0 N5 f - {6 }# e9 p5 O& |( ~ 26.指桑骂槐reviling/ abusing the locust tree while pointing to the mulberry0 ]. M/ `0 ?, q0 z1 d
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27.假痴不癫feigning madness without becoming insane 7 N" e3 d, B9 V0 H$ N 8 q1 n8 g$ `/ p" f' V+ X( E 28.上屋抽梯removing the ladder after the enemy has climbed up the roof # G7 ^8 h7 W+ J! b( P) J# M8 d1 s - o+ |" N" X8 p! | 29.树上开花putting artificial flowers on trees ( I& q& Y' c- t9 F# u+ V ( R8 e0 G* F! m3 w4 ~3 d, J$ d; N 30.反客为主turning from the guest into the host) `+ a# ?# o8 j9 M+ l
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31.美人计using seductive women to corrupt the enemy& j. l. S9 o% h: K- _! `, ]8 F
6 q. s5 \/ O' k b& n, V 32.空城计presenting a bold front to conceal unpreparedness & D* h! _. K( ?6 @ # ^9 d9 e; k% I! K8 d; x' U/ Q- U 33.反间计sowing discord among the enemy - ?5 s5 L) u( |- M, P' @6 c+ S, L" l o/ a4 E6 o; R2 K; z4 o5 A7 Z8 A
34.苦肉计deceiving the enemy by torturing one’s own man 0 W6 q) T. j2 a9 A4 e( Q2 n* P. }- F& m- R6 [
35.连环计coordinating one stratagem with another5 e7 R. f' G2 K8 y8 v. K
3 ]: ^! a9 J: N/ m$ h 36.走为上decamping being the best; running away as the best choice