1.瞒天过海crossing the sea under camouflage& L8 j: ~% y# g- v. r- H( ^- P' o
2 S% m. y3 u' c0 B0 Q" J 2.围魏救赵relieving the state of Zhao by besieging the state of Wei6 i; X/ v; |* W6 v
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3.借刀杀人killing someone with a borrowed knife * e. s; S7 p6 p$ i7 b0 A6 u+ u' t% ^% B: g8 t
4.以逸待劳waiting at one’s ease for the exhausted enemy 2 E+ _6 m9 H9 J! n1 j# [" x2 @, p, e% B% N4 u! n. Y( {/ D
5.趁火打劫plundering a burning house ' X9 N Y3 u1 e " p# ^ c! H) n4 {! R3 J6 Z 6.声东击西making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, ]: q* _0 _0 B0 ~! A) l
+ O9 O0 b/ |! u0 _' b 7.无中生有creating something out of nothing# a ] D" i! U& i! o# ^6 G3 k! c
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8.暗渡陈仓advancing secretly by an unknown path9 o5 I5 j( l i2 z. p K( S
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9.隔岸观火watching a fire from the other side of the river& M- f u" d, A
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10.笑里藏刀covering the dagger with a smile - [7 U! P. ~3 X; A" c, M4 l9 k6 u+ m% J" f( c) L* C+ s8 v
11.李代桃僵palming off substitute for the real thing * U5 x4 F) y. X ~- \2 ~ ' G1 I q% {: w* X/ ]. E( M 12.顺手牵羊picking up something in passing 4 u A# |! w5 Y% v" h2 t1 Z/ _ l0 y; i+ i0 m" e
13.打草惊蛇beating the grass to frighten the snake' [' K) h$ |8 H& {8 D( Q7 J
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14.借尸还魂resurrecting a dead soul by borrowing a corpse4 r u* a1 B8 M& ^7 ~# I: A
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15.调虎离山luring the tiger out of his den 6 E* G5 \( p" ~0 K, O+ f6 i: P8 l; M, e8 A
16.欲擒故纵letting the enemy off in order to catch him 3 J8 r5 { f! o, i 6 x* T1 N& Q! A2 B+ o7 | 17.抛砖引玉giving the enemy something to induce him to lose more valuable things9 O& S+ U. E; U8 r2 J7 m
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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" z: n* q- O# a
' @* r3 ]8 T, F( U5 L" @( u* X 20.混水摸鱼muddling the water to catch the fish; fishing in troubled waters, F9 {/ ]2 t7 W
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21.金蝉脱壳slipping away by casting off a cloak; getting away like the cicada sloughing its skin " m1 Z, E5 r; a: M/ `* l0 k) \+ J4 j. p) X1 O1 l
22.关门捉贼catching the thief by closing / blocking his escape route 5 [4 |7 a& X: Y" z , }8 N. H" m" N( d% G! h3 a( o 23.远交近攻befriending the distant enemy while attacking a nearby enemy) ?. f4 s+ w6 T7 W
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24.假途伐虢attacking the enemy by passing through a common neighbor5 z, K/ U1 N8 F8 f. |( T) d
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25.偷梁换柱stealing the beams and pillars and replacing them with rotten timbers, f! m( s; y$ ~6 Z
% u" X5 n9 J7 s" Q. A8 o. B 26.指桑骂槐reviling/ abusing the locust tree while pointing to the mulberry 7 I2 {5 K; \! O2 b" v6 Z+ ]" u# a1 _( q' x% q+ p3 V- Z4 {5 U4 v* e& [
27.假痴不癫feigning madness without becoming insane & o6 o3 l1 }1 ?- d& T $ `% Z% l9 R1 }% V# F- L! { 28.上屋抽梯removing the ladder after the enemy has climbed up the roof ( q" r# t' v7 e' K) ]! T0 f: m( a0 F4 I ' r1 w8 w8 N P 29.树上开花putting artificial flowers on trees ! r0 K, Q* d2 _ 9 W9 x& \# I2 p9 G 30.反客为主turning from the guest into the host - @; G, y" j: R% ]9 Q $ Q+ u7 Y/ ~% G( r. x 31.美人计using seductive women to corrupt the enemy; p9 _+ H9 S0 Y( w" d
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32.空城计presenting a bold front to conceal unpreparedness - p. F9 ~" z& J9 ^ 1 n* s x# y$ p3 H: U) L- @ 33.反间计sowing discord among the enemy- C+ b* K. N5 g* F
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34.苦肉计deceiving the enemy by torturing one’s own man Y1 ]+ @' u# b+ h) D# k4 V; I5 @5 T$ T; l+ y+ b
35.连环计coordinating one stratagem with another . ^5 F; Y( M0 f( A& | : f; e7 e3 E2 w2 w7 d9 ] 36.走为上decamping being the best; running away as the best choice