1.瞒天过海crossing the sea under camouflage9 Z" |( c' h( r/ x! c
" C9 m9 y/ r: |; q/ g1 d, f 2.围魏救赵relieving the state of Zhao by besieging the state of Wei+ s7 w- }9 Z n' w/ t! I
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3.借刀杀人killing someone with a borrowed knife 2 o* S+ l. e, k7 O: z0 L! m4 a8 V8 e1 ?2 A, n- r0 Y' q
4.以逸待劳waiting at one’s ease for the exhausted enemy- x% e0 ?, |; ?+ y' A
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5.趁火打劫plundering a burning house % h# ]( |7 h8 a1 P7 } . n5 i. H* W0 w" Z* P 6.声东击西making a feint to the east and attacking in the west$ M; y- v' |( \1 N
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7.无中生有creating something out of nothing8 \" n* {+ B: p+ V7 z2 Q
$ d7 ~2 a. H0 _6 k$ n& ^ 8.暗渡陈仓advancing secretly by an unknown path . ]7 z( D1 k6 ^" J) P- M* }. V. I' V- m s" s& B
9.隔岸观火watching a fire from the other side of the river$ H" w2 [5 m" k7 y6 d
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10.笑里藏刀covering the dagger with a smile ! ^, }4 L! N# H7 G" `5 t . b# j2 Z: H: S9 _$ _ 11.李代桃僵palming off substitute for the real thing& {) |2 b: n1 x* F
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12.顺手牵羊picking up something in passing 3 @5 k1 S W+ R& s8 l ) h. q/ g# Y! {( `% j4 l7 p 13.打草惊蛇beating the grass to frighten the snake) x- x$ K! I3 [- y _
* ?5 M7 f; P) y 14.借尸还魂resurrecting a dead soul by borrowing a corpse ' x2 u; a x9 j- V* j- i0 n $ Q- `* C2 C! N' K 15.调虎离山luring the tiger out of his den 5 W5 N( ^/ c: r% N: a0 P' l: x6 @( g, X
16.欲擒故纵letting the enemy off in order to catch him- r3 o" z1 y1 n% m1 ]% d! A
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17.抛砖引玉giving the enemy something to induce him to lose more valuable things) a) Z2 }9 _7 K' d$ O
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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% ]9 a1 {. L) `! b2 x( T* D. M
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20.混水摸鱼muddling the water to catch the fish; fishing in troubled waters , |. l: Q( N: c! _0 }( B. m$ @6 m . Q3 ^2 X0 @$ O& U3 \3 h* O 21.金蝉脱壳slipping away by casting off a cloak; getting away like the cicada sloughing its skin 2 \1 e _1 Q+ X& d$ m. j& N: q& R! O; f+ ^* A. w7 c+ P
22.关门捉贼catching the thief by closing / blocking his escape route7 `9 m2 x: |0 r6 p) D( [
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23.远交近攻befriending the distant enemy while attacking a nearby enemy1 @3 a# F" g O( ~0 _* R
9 X0 I. F+ g* O/ z J( V5 [ 24.假途伐虢attacking the enemy by passing through a common neighbor* d. J9 t1 j5 P
4 d5 R" L8 f& d& ?6 ? 25.偷梁换柱stealing the beams and pillars and replacing them with rotten timbers 6 e( ^( x2 u. p K& Z' E) o( u) T6 E' P- K& k: I6 x
26.指桑骂槐reviling/ abusing the locust tree while pointing to the mulberry& _5 J$ z! z+ P5 E# }0 S
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27.假痴不癫feigning madness without becoming insane ! k! H' c! u* f5 o1 F5 V6 N+ L" e" y8 w+ r
28.上屋抽梯removing the ladder after the enemy has climbed up the roof 5 B8 K: K. ~ B * f( H/ ~7 Q, h5 G0 p 29.树上开花putting artificial flowers on trees 3 Y+ C8 g2 s6 }3 }6 c% q; ^0 ^, c- J* m* G# [( P7 g! B
30.反客为主turning from the guest into the host& K5 y2 C) d: C+ A, N2 F
8 n: m# e1 a. l- F' |9 X 31.美人计using seductive women to corrupt the enemy0 Z. e3 o( B4 [8 x0 T& E$ E1 a
C8 [0 o5 h8 R$ h2 c 32.空城计presenting a bold front to conceal unpreparedness+ D# G5 d, |$ R% m$ }2 v* ]: r
& d9 Q- v3 v4 Y4 q: _ 33.反间计sowing discord among the enemy * {7 q8 Z( [) Z5 ?: _) Q6 n 1 k3 ]0 y+ n2 [ 34.苦肉计deceiving the enemy by torturing one’s own man 9 _- l. u/ f. ?3 `$ R K- y# r2 S5 r6 w" P' R( q6 J
35.连环计coordinating one stratagem with another % Z, ]. o o; s0 `, }0 O; m; k) F& D: S p- {5 s( t$ N
36.走为上decamping being the best; running away as the best choice