2025年10月22日 星期三

雙語故事

瞞天過海 Fool someone and Cross the Sea

圍魏救趙 Besiege Wei to Save Zhao

借刀殺人 Borrowed Knife Killing

以逸待勞 Ease Till Enemy Exhausted



瞞天過海 Fool someone and Cross the Sea

Fool someone and Cross the Sea 1 解釋 Explanation: 

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2023/09/m-strategy-1-part-1-explanation-fool.html

Fool someone and Cross the Sea 2 典故 Allusion: Fool 

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2023/09/m-strategy-1-part-2-allusion-fool.html

📖 瞞天過海 薛仁貴的妙計  https://gemini.google.com/share/73e8d5b48be3

📖 假面的友誼 鄭武公吞併胡國  https://gemini.google.com/share/ec72973f206f

Fool someone and Cross the Sea 3 曹操 Cao Cao : Fool 

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2023/09/m-strategy-1-part-3-cao-cao-fool.html

Fool someone and Cross the Sea 4 太史慈 Taishi Ci: Fool

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2023/09/m-strategy-1-part-4-taishi-ci-fool.html

Fool someone and Cross the Sea 5 諸葛亮 Zhuge Liang 

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2023/09/m-strategy-1-part-5-zhuge-liang-kong.html

Fool someone and Cross the Sea 6 不可能的任務6:全面瓦解 Mission: Impossible 6: Fallout

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2023/09/m-strategy-1-part-6-mission-impossible.html

Fool someone and Cross the Sea 7 笑傲江湖 novel - The 

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2023/09/m-strategy-1-part-7-novel-smiling-proud.html

📖 寒冰之局:少林巔峰對決  https://gemini.google.com/share/463a6daf0135

📖 寒星碎裂:少林巔峰之戰  https://gemini.google.com/share/3ff49043167c




圍魏救趙 Besiege Wei to Save Zhao

Besiege Wei 1 解釋 Explanation:

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2023/10/w-strategy-2-part-1-explanation-besiege.html

Besiege Wei 2 典故 Allusion:

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2023/10/w-strategy-2-part-2-allusion-besiege.html

Besiege Wei 3 齊國 Qi :

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2023/10/w-strategy-2-part-3-qi-besiege-wei-to.html

📖 圍魏救趙:桂陵之戰  https://gemini.google.com/share/8560e7f053c1

Besiege Wei 4 劉備 Liu Bei : Besiege

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2023/10/w-strategy-2-part-4-liu-bei-besiege-wei.html

Besiege Wei 5 太平天國

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2023/10/w-strategy-2-part-5-heavenly-kingdom.html

📖 破繭:天京圍城的奇謀  https://gemini.google.com/share/9af4826ffcca




借刀殺人 Borrowed Knife Killing / Killing with Borrowed Knife

Borrowed Knife Killing 1 彌衡 Mi Heng

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2023/10/k-strategy-3-part-1-killing-with.html


Borrowed Knife Killing 2 趙匡胤 Zhao Kuangyin

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2023/10/k-strategy-3-part-2-borrowed-knife.html

📖 畫像陷阱:名將之隕  https://gemini.google.com/share/5d10fe8af52e


Borrowed Knife Killing 3 晏子 Yanzi

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2023/10/g-strategy-3-part-3-borrowed-knife.html

📖 二桃殺三士:智慧與傲慢的考驗  https://gemini.google.com/share/ef55e2f33161


Borrowed Knife Killing 4 鄭桓公 Duke Huan

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2025/10/borrowed-knife-killing-4-duke-huan-of.html

Borrowed Knife Killing 5 袁術 Yuan Shu

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2025/10/borrowed-knife-killing-5-yuan-shus.html

Borrowed Knife Killing 6 劉備 Liu Bei

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2025/10/borrowed-knife-killing-6-liu-bei.html

Borrowed Knife Killing 7 曹操 Cao Cao

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2025/10/borrowed-knife-killing-7-cao-cao.html





以逸待勞 Ease Till Enemy Exhausted


Ease Till Enemy Exhausted 1 周亞夫 Zhou Yafu

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2025/10/ease-till-enemy-exhausted-1-zhou-yafu.html

📖 以逸待勞 周亞夫平定七國之亂https://gemini.google.com/share/c155dbec9171


Ease Till Enemy Exhausted 2 陳宮 Chen Gong

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2025/10/ease-till-enemy-exhausted-2-chen-gong.html

Ease Till Enemy Exhausted 3 黃忠 Huang Zhong

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2025/10/ease-till-enemy-exhausted-3-huang-zhong.html

Ease Till Enemy Exhausted 4 趙雲 Zhao Yun

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2025/10/ease-till-enemy-exhausted-4-zhao-yun.html

Ease Till Enemy Exhausted 5 陸遜 Lu Xun

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2025/10/ease-till-enemy-exhausted-5-lu-xun.html

Ease Till Enemy Exhausted 6 司馬懿 Sima Yi

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2025/10/ease-till-enemy-exhausted-6-sima-yi.html

Ease Till Enemy Exhausted 7 不可能的任務6:全面瓦解 Mission: Impossible 6: Fallout

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2025/10/ease-till-enemy-exhausted-7-mission.html




故事

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2025/10/blog-post_21.html

雙語故事

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2025/10/blog-post_22.html






Fool someone and Cross the Sea 2 典故 Allusion: Fool 

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2023/09/m-strategy-1-part-2-allusion-fool.html

📖 瞞天過海 薛仁貴的妙計  https://gemini.google.com/share/73e8d5b48be3

📖 假面的友誼 鄭武公吞併胡國  https://gemini.google.com/share/ec72973f206f


Fool someone and Cross the Sea 7 笑傲江湖 novel - The 

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2023/09/m-strategy-1-part-7-novel-smiling-proud.html

📖 寒冰之局:少林巔峰對決  https://gemini.google.com/share/463a6daf0135

📖 寒星碎裂:少林巔峰之戰  https://gemini.google.com/share/3ff49043167c



Besiege Wei 3 齊國 Qi 

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2023/10/w-strategy-2-part-3-qi-besiege-wei-to.html

📖 圍魏救趙:桂陵之戰  https://gemini.google.com/share/8560e7f053c1

Besiege Wei 5 太平天國

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2023/10/w-strategy-2-part-5-heavenly-kingdom.html

📖 破繭:天京圍城的奇謀  https://gemini.google.com/share/9af4826ffcca



Borrowed Knife Killing 2 趙匡胤 Zhao Kuangyin

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2023/10/k-strategy-3-part-2-borrowed-knife.html

📖 畫像陷阱:名將之隕  https://gemini.google.com/share/5d10fe8af52e



Borrowed Knife Killing 3 晏子 Yanzi

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2023/10/g-strategy-3-part-3-borrowed-knife.html

📖 二桃殺三士:智慧與傲慢的考驗  https://gemini.google.com/share/ef55e2f33161



Ease Till Enemy Exhausted 1 周亞夫 Zhou Yafu

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2025/10/ease-till-enemy-exhausted-1-zhou-yafu.html

📖 以逸待勞 周亞夫平定七國之亂https://gemini.google.com/share/c155dbec9171




📖 山海關的抉擇 吳三桂引清兵入關  https://gemini.google.com/share/c766499eb846



趁火打劫 Taking advantage of someone's misfortune

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/taking-advantage-of-someones-misfortune_16.html


聲東擊西 Diversion

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/diversion.html


無中生有 Create Something From Nothing

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/create-something-from-nothing.html


暗渡陳倉 Openly Repair The Walkway, Secretly March to Chencang

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/openly-repair-walkway-secretly-march-to.html


隔岸觀火 Observe the Fire on the Opposite Shore

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/observe-fire-on-opposite-shore.html


笑裡藏刀 Hide Dagger Behind a Smile

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/hide-dagger-behind-smile.html


李代桃僵 Sacrifice the Plum Tree In Place of the Peach

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/sacrifice-plum-tree-in-place-of-peach.html


順手牽羊 Seize the Opportunity To get a Sheep/goods

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/seize-opportunity-to-get-sheepgoods.html


打草驚蛇 Beat The Grass To Startle The Snake

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/beat-grass-to-startle-snake.html


借屍還魂 Borrow a Corpse to Raise the Spirit

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/borrow-corpse-to-raise-spirit.html


調虎離山 Lure the Tiger Down the Mountain

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/lure-tiger-down-mountain.html


欲擒故縱 To Catch Something, First Let It Go

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/to-catch-something-first-let-it-go.html


拋磚引玉 Toss a Brick to attract Jade

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/toss-brick-to-attract-jade.html


擒賊擒王 To Catch the group First Capture Their Leader 

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/to-catch-group-first-capture-their.html


釜底抽薪 Taken away the Firewood From Under the Pot

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/taken-away-firewood-from-under-pot.html


混水摸魚 Trouble The Water To Catch The Fish

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/trouble-water-to-catch-fish.html


金蟬脫殼 Shed Your/his/her Skin Like the Golden Cicada

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/shed-yourhisher-skin-like-golden-cicada.html


關門捉賊 Shut the Door to Catch the Thief

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/shut-door-to-catch-thief.html


遠交近攻 Befriend with distant enemy and to attack nearby

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/befriend-with-distant-enemy-and-to.html


假途伐虢 Borrow the Road to Conquer someone

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/borrow-road-to-conquer-someone.html


偷樑換柱 Replace The mind With ideas

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/replace-mind-with-ideas.html


指桑罵槐 Point At The Mulberry But Curse The Locust Tree

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/point-at-mulberry-but-curse-locust-tree.html


假癡不癲 Feign Madness But Keep Your Balance

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/feign-madness-but-keep-your-balance.html


上屋抽梯 make Your Enemy Onto the roof, take Away the Ladder after

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/make-your-enemy-onto-roof-take-away.html


樹上開花 Tie Silk Blossoms to the Dead Tree

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/tie-silk-blossoms-to-dead-tree.html


反客為主 Exchange the Role of Guest/Host

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/exchange-role-of-guesthost.html



美人計 The Beautiful Women

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/beautiful-women.html


空城計 The Open City Gates

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/open-city-gates.html


反間計 The hide and double spy

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/hide-and-double-spy.html


苦肉計 The unusual injuring oneself to get trust

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/unusual-injuring-oneself-to-get-trust.html


連環計 The Tactic of Combining Tactics

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/tactic-of-combining-tactics.html


走為上計 If All Else Fails Retreat

https://whoareyao.blogspot.com/2026/03/if-all-else-fails-retreat.html



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US and Allies SEA power preparation is excellent. 

However, prepare of bad guys  trick.


Such as:

Be careful that the evil ship might change their face from civilian to war unit.




It's 瞞天過海 Fool someone and Cross the Sea

Be careful evil Force mystery unit For surprise attack. Attached to A spot is actually diversion for relieve B spot.


It's 圍魏救趙 Besiege W to Rescue Z

How about Taiwan-US Taiw-Jp Taiwan-Kr

And even another side of it.

Be aware of the fact that evil can fool you as confused the different identity of many different one of Asia people. If prepare less, it end up you will kill the wrong person.


It's 借刀殺人 Kill with a Borrowed Sword

And the evil might probably arrange the media in different language to set up for other person to take the blame.


借刀殺人 Kill with a Borrowed Sword        

HAVE Example : 移禍江東

移禍江東 : play Shadow game, make someone take the blame.

Be sure to talk about if your enemy trying to play Shadow game by separated your attention.


To tell the difference. To set a test or exam to find the true direction of evil force try to hit. To prevent misjudged.


以逸待勞 Ease Till Enemy Exhausted

Be careful the evil one might setup chaos and take the time while you deal with chaos take the important resources.


趁火打劫 Taking advantage of someone's misfortune

Be careful about the E.D.s mass media will change people's mind by something out of nothing. That could turn ally from friend to enemy. Blaming the fault hundreds year ago as well.


聲東擊西 Diversion

The evil might set up a trap to make you to go just circling around to exhaust you.


Make sure your information existing not let them exhaust you.



It's 無中生有 Create Something From Nothing

Create Something From Nothing


How about food shortage in somewhere Asia-and

the evil one say: it's someone else.

the evil one : it's ally-- shift the blame to others

the evil one : it's ally, let kill them-- Kill with a Borrowed Sword

the evil one :it's ally, see the 'media' Create S.thing From Nothing.


Be careful about the bad guys might use mass media. It will change people's mind by something out of nothing. 


That could turn ally from friend to enemy. 

Blaming the fault hundreds year ago as well.


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瞞天過海 Fool someone and to Cross the Sea

圍魏救趙 Besiege Wei to Save Zhao

借刀殺人 Borrowed Knife Killing


以逸待勞 Ease Till Enemy Exhausted

趁火打劫 Taking advantage of someone's misfortune

聲東擊西 Diversion


無中生有 Create Something From Nothing

暗渡陳倉 Openly Repair The Walkway, Secretly March to Chencang

隔岸觀火 Observe the Fire on the Opposite Shore


笑裡藏刀 Hide Dagger Behind a Smile

李代桃僵 Sacrifice the Plum Tree In Place of the Peach

順手牽羊 Seize the Opportunity To get a Sheep/goods


打草驚蛇 Beat The Grass To Startle The Snake

借屍還魂 Borrow a Corpse to Raise the Spirit

調虎離山 Lure the Tiger Down the Mountain


欲擒故縱 To Catch Something, First Let It Go

拋磚引玉 Toss a Brick to attract Jade

擒賊擒王 To Catch the group First Capture Their Leader 


釜底抽薪 Taken away the Firewood From Under the Pot

混水摸魚 Trouble The Water To Catch The Fish

金蟬脫殼 Shed Your/his/her Skin Like the Golden Cicada


關門捉賊 Shut the Door to Catch the Thief

遠交近攻 Befriend with distant enemy and to attack nearby

假途伐虢 Borrow the Road to Conquer someone


偷樑換柱 Replace The mind With ideas

指桑罵槐 Point At The Mulberry But Curse The Locust Tree

假癡不癲 Feign Madness But Keep Your Balance


上屋抽梯 make Your Enemy Onto the roof, take Away the Ladder after

樹上開花 Tie Silk Blossoms to the Dead Tree

反客為主 Exchange the Role of Guest/Host


美人計 The Beautiful Women

空城計 The Open City Gates

反間計 The hide and double spy


苦肉計 The unusual injuring oneself to get trust

連環計 The Tactic of Combining Tactics

走為上計 If All Else Fails Retreat

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第一套 勝戰計 原始涵義

第1計 瞞天過海: 隱瞞真實意圖的欺瞞手法。

第2計 圍魏救趙: 魏國圍攻趙國首都-邯鄲,趙國求救於齊國,齊國派兵直搗魏國首都-大樑,魏軍被迫撤回。

第3計 借刀殺人: 借別人的刀來殺人,比喻假他人之手去害人。

第4計 以逸待勞: 以安逸等待疲憊的敵人,則可勝。

第5計 趁火打劫: 趁別人家裡失火時搶劫。乘人之危從中取利。

第6計 聲東擊西: 表面裝作要打東邊,實際己方主力攻擊西邊。


第二套 敵戰計 原始涵義

第7計 無中生有: 本來無其事,憑空捏造。

        原出於老子:天下萬物生於有,有生於無。不過意義已不同

第8計 暗渡陳倉: 出其不意、從旁突擊;暗中進行活動(附註3)

第9計  隔岸觀火: 隔著河川或溪流,在對岸看火災;因為事不關己,所以能夠袖手旁觀,漠不關心。

第10計 笑裡藏刀: 外貌和善可親,內心卻陰險狠毒。。

第11計 李代桃僵: 李樹代替桃樹被蟲咬而枯死。代替他人受苦。

第12計 順手牽羊: 乘機取走他人財物。


第三套 攻戰計 原始涵義

第13計 打草驚蛇: 擊打草叢以嚇走蛇。某A受到驚嚇,而使某B、某C等人知道要有所警惕。。

第14計 借屍還魂: 死後靈魂附著於他人屍體而復活。

第15計 調虎離山: 引誘老虎離開牠經常盤踞的山頭。用計使對方的主力或對方的強者,離開他的據點,以便趁虛而入、借機行事。

第16計 欲擒故縱: 為了捉住而故意放手;為了要使對方受制於我,我故意先放寬一步。

第17計 抛磚引玉: 自己先發表意見,以引出別人的佳作或高論。 

第18計 擒賊擒王: 打擊敵人要先擊敗帶頭的;其他人會失去鬥志


第四套 混戰計 原始涵義

第19計 釜底抽薪: 從鍋底抽掉柴火。比喻從根本上解決問題。。

第20計 混水摸魚: 在混濁的水中撈魚,趁混亂的時機謀取利益。

第21計 金蟬脫殼: 蟬脫去外殼蛻變,利用假像或分身來脫身。

第22計 關門捉賊: 關起門來捉賊,以免賊人跑掉。

第23計 遠交近攻: 親近遠方國家,攻伐鄰近國家的外交手段。

第24計 假途滅虢: 向對方借路為名,行滅亡對方之實。


第五套 並戰計 原始涵義

第25計 偷樑換柱: 暗中改變事物的內容、性質。

第26計 指桑駡槐: 拐彎抹角地罵人。

第27計 假癡不癲: 假裝是癡呆,實際上很精明。

第28計 上屋抽梯: 先設置好梯子,顯示出有方便上屋的梯子。誘人爬高梯,然後搬走梯子,使其進退無路,只得就範。

第29計 樹上開花: 投資本錢以賺取利潤。

第30計 反客為主: 變被動的為主動的或變次要的為主要的。


第六套 敗戰計 原始涵義

第31計 美人計: 用美女/美男誘惑他人;用心愛之物誘惑他人。

第32計 空城計: 一座空城卻讓人不敢奪取;或者奪之無用。

第33計 反間計: 兩面間諜,先裝作幫甲弄乙,其實卻幫乙弄甲。

第34計 苦肉計: 三國演義,黃蓋詐降於曹操,周瑜先痛打一頓。

第35計 連環計: 一計套一計。

第36計 走為上: 先逃走再說。


First Set: Strategies for Victory - Original Meaning


Strategy 1: Deceiving the Heavens to Cross the Sea: A deceptive tactic that conceals true intentions.


Strategy 2: Besieging Wei to Rescue Zhao: When Wei besieged Handan, the capital of Zhao, Zhao sought help from Qi. Qi then sent troops to attack Daliang, the capital of Wei, forcing the Wei army to retreat.


Strategy 3: Using Someone Else's Knife to Kill: Using someone else's knife to kill; a metaphor for harming others through another's hand.


Strategy 4: Waiting at Ease for the Exhausted Enemy: Victory can be achieved by waiting at ease for an exhausted enemy.


Strategy 5: Taking Advantage of a Fire: Robbery while someone's house is on fire; profiting from someone's misfortune.


Strategy 6: Feinting to the East While Attacking in the West: Pretending to attack the east while actually attacking the west with one's main force.


Second Set: Strategies for Enemy Warfare - Original Meaning


Strategy 7: Creating Something from Nothing: Fabricating something out of thin air.


Originally from Lao Tzu: All things under heaven are born from existence, and existence is born from non-existence. However, the meaning is different.


**Strategy 8:** **Crossing the Chencang Pass in Secret:** To launch a surprise attack from the side; to conduct activities covertly (Note 3).


**Strategy 9:** **Watching the Fire from Across the River:** To watch a fire from the opposite bank of a river or stream; because it doesn't concern oneself, one can stand idly by and remain indifferent.


**Strategy 10:** **A Smile Conceals a Dagger:** To appear kind and approachable, but inwardly treacherous and vicious.


**Strategy 11:** **Substituting a Plum for a Peach:** A plum tree dies from insect bites in place of a peach tree. To suffer in place of another.


**Strategy 12:** **Taking Advantage of an Opportunity to Steal:** To seize someone else's property.


**Third Set:** Offensive Strategies - Original Meaning


**Strategy 13:** **Startling the Snake in the Grass:** To scare away a snake by striking the grass. Someone (A) is startled, causing others (B, C, etc.) to become wary.


**Strategy 14:** **Resurrection Through a Corpse:** The soul of the dead attaches itself to another's corpse and is resurrected. 

**Strategy 15: Luring the Tiger Away from the Mountain:** This strategy involves luring a tiger away from its usual mountain stronghold. It also means using a stratagem to get the enemy's main force or strongest member away from their base, allowing for a surprise attack.


**Strategy 16: Feigning Indifference to Capture:** This strategy involves deliberately letting go to gain control; to make the enemy more lenient initially.


**Strategy 17: Throwing a Brick to Attract Jade:** This strategy involves offering one's own opinion first to elicit valuable insights from others.


**Strategy 18: Capture the King to Capture the Thieves:** To defeat the enemy, first defeat their leader; this will demoralize the others.


**Fourth Set: Strategies for Chaotic Warfare (Original Meaning)**


**Strategy 19: Removing the Firewood from Under the Cauldron:** This strategy involves removing the fuel from under the cauldron. It's a metaphor for solving a problem at its root.


**Strategy 20: Fishing in Troubled Waters:** This strategy involves taking advantage of chaos and confusion to profit.


**Strategy 21: Shedding the Cicada's Shell:** This strategy involves a cicada shedding its shell to escape, using deception or multiple clones to gain power. Strategy 22: Close the door to catch the thief: Lock the door to catch the thief, preventing him from escaping.


Strategy 23: Befriend distant states while attacking neighboring ones: A diplomatic tactic of befriending distant states while attacking neighboring ones.


Strategy 24: Borrow a path to destroy Guo: Use the pretext of borrowing a path from the other side to actually destroy them.


Fifth Set: Strategies for Concurrent Warfare (Original Meaning)


Strategy 25: Steal the beams and replace the pillars: Secretly change the content or nature of things.


Strategy 26: Point at the mulberry tree while cursing the locust tree: Indirectly insult someone.


Strategy 27: Feign madness: Pretend to be mentally challenged, but are actually very shrewd.


Strategy 28: Remove the ladder after climbing to the roof: First, set up a ladder to make it seem easy to climb. Then remove the ladder, leaving the person with no way to escape.


Strategy 29: Invest capital to earn profit.


Strategy 30: Turn the tables: Transform the passive into the active, or the secondary into the primary.


Sixth Set: Strategies for Defeat (Original Meaning)


Strategy 31: The Beauty Trap: Use a beautiful woman/handsome man to seduce others; use a cherished object to tempt others.


Strategy 32: The Empty City Stratagem: An empty city that makes it too dangerous to seize; or one that is useless to seize.


Strategy 33: The Double Agent Stratagem: A double agent who pretends to help A betray B, but actually helps B betray A.


Strategy 34: The Self-Inflicted Injury Stratagem: In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Huang Gai feigns surrender to Cao Cao, and Zhou Yu first beats him severely.


Strategy 35: The Chain Stratagem: One stratagem within another.


Strategy 36: Retreat is the Best Policy: Escape first.




第一套 勝戰計 原始涵義

First Set: Strategies for Victory - Original Meaning


第1計 瞞天過海: 隱瞞真實意圖的欺瞞手法。

Strategy 1: Deceiving the Heavens to Cross the Sea:

 A deceptive tactic that conceals true intentions.

(Fool someone and Cross the Sea)

(Deceiving the Heavens to Cross the Sea)






第2計 圍魏救趙: 魏國圍攻趙國首都-邯鄲,趙國求救於齊國,

齊國派兵直搗魏國首都-大樑,魏軍被迫撤回。

Strategy 2: Besieging Wei to Rescue Zhao: When Wei besieged Handan, the capital of Zhao, Zhao sought help from Qi. Qi then sent troops to attack Daliang, the capital of Wei, forcing the Wei army to retreat.


第3計 借刀殺人: 借別人的刀來殺人,比喻假他人之手去害人。


Strategy 3: Using Someone Else's Knife to Kill: Using someone else's knife to kill; a metaphor for harming others through another's hand.



第4計 以逸待勞: 以安逸等待疲憊的敵人,則可勝。

Strategy 4: Waiting at Ease for the Exhausted Enemy: Victory can be achieved by waiting at ease for an exhausted enemy.




第5計 趁火打劫: 趁別人家裡失火時搶劫。乘人之危從中取利。

Strategy 5: Taking Advantage of a Fire: Robbery while someone's house is on fire; profiting from someone's misfortune.



第6計 聲東擊西: 表面裝作要打東邊,實際己方主力攻擊西邊。

Strategy 6: Feinting to the East While Attacking in the West: Pretending to attack the east while actually attacking the west with one's main force.





第二套 敵戰計 原始涵義

Second Set: Strategies for Enemy Warfare - Original Meaning




第7計 無中生有: 本來無其事,憑空捏造。

        原出於老子:天下萬物生於有,有生於無。不過意義已不同

Strategy 7: Creating Something from Nothing: Fabricating something out of thin air.


Originally from Lao Tzu: All things under heaven are born from existence, and existence is born from non-existence. However, the meaning is different.


第8計 暗渡陳倉: 出其不意、從旁突擊;暗中進行活動(附註3)


Strategy 8:Crossing the Chencang Pass in Secret:

To launch a surprise attack from the side; to conduct activities covertly (Note 3).


第9計  隔岸觀火: 隔著河川或溪流,在對岸看火災;

因為事不關己,所以能夠袖手旁觀,漠不關心。


Strategy 9:Watching the Fire from Across the River:

To watch a fire from the opposite bank of a river or stream; because it doesn't concern oneself, one can stand idly by and remain indifferent.





第10計 笑裡藏刀: 外貌和善可親,內心卻陰險狠毒。

Strategy 10:A Smile Conceals a Dagger:

To appear kind and approachable,

but inwardly treacherous and vicious.




第11計 李代桃僵: 李樹代替桃樹被蟲咬而枯死。代替他人受苦。

Strategy 11:Substituting a Plum for a Peach:

A plum tree dies from insect bites in place of a peach tree. To suffer in place of another.


第12計 順手牽羊: 乘機取走他人財物。

Strategy 12:Taking Advantage of an Opportunity to Steal:

To seize someone else's property.






第三套 攻戰計 原始涵義

Third Set: Offensive Strategies - Original Meaning



第13計 打草驚蛇: 擊打草叢以嚇走蛇。某A受到驚嚇,而使某B、某C等人知道要有所警惕。

Strategy 13:Startling the Snake in the Grass:To scare away a snake by striking the grass. Someone (A) is startled, causing others (B, C, etc.) to become wary.



第14計 借屍還魂: 死後靈魂附著於他人屍體而復活。

Strategy 14:Resurrection Through a Corpse:

The soul of the dead attaches itself to another's corpse and is resurrected. 



第15計 調虎離山: 引誘老虎離開牠經常盤踞的山頭。

用計使對方的主力或對方的強者,離開他的據點,

以便趁虛而入、借機行事。

Strategy 15: Luring the Tiger Away from the Mountain: This strategy involves luring a tiger away from its usual mountain stronghold. It also means using a stratagem to get the enemy's main force or strongest member away from their base, allowing for a surprise attack.


第16計 欲擒故縱: 為了捉住而故意放手;為了要使對方受制於我,我故意先放寬一步。

Strategy 16: Feigning Indifference to Capture:

This strategy involves deliberately letting go to gain control; to make the enemy more lenient initially.


第17計 拋磚引玉: 自己先發表意見,以引出別人的佳作或高論。 

Strategy 17: Throwing a Brick to Attract Jade:

This strategy involves offering one's own opinion first to elicit valuable insights from others.


第18計 擒賊擒王: 打擊敵人要先擊敗帶頭的;其他人會失去鬥志

Strategy 18: Capture the King of the Thieves:

To defeat the enemy, first defeat their leader; this will demoralize the others.




第四套 混戰計 原始涵義

Fourth Set: Strategies for Chaotic Warfare (Original Meaning)



第19計 釜底抽薪: 從鍋底抽掉柴火。比喻從根本上解決問題。

Strategy 19: Removing the Firewood from Under the Cauldron:

This strategy involves removing the fuel from under the cauldron. It's a metaphor for solving a problem at its root.


第20計 混水摸魚: 在混濁的水中撈魚,趁混亂的時機謀取利益。

Strategy 20: Fishing in Troubled Waters:

This strategy involves taking advantage of chaos and confusion to profit.


第21計 金蟬脫殼: 蟬脫去外殼蛻變,利用假像或分身來脫身。

Strategy 21: Shedding the Cicada's Shell:

This strategy involves a cicada shedding its shell to escape, using deception or multiple clones to get away. 


第22計 關門捉賊: 關起門來捉賊,以免賊人跑掉。

Strategy 22: Close the door to catch the thief:

Lock the door to catch the thief, preventing him from escaping.



第23計 遠交近攻: 親近遠方國家,攻伐鄰近國家的外交手段。

Strategy 23: Befriend distant states while attacking neighboring ones: A diplomatic tactic of befriending distant states while attacking neighboring ones.


第24計 假途滅虢: 向對方借路為名,行滅亡對方之實。

Strategy 24: Borrow a path to destroy Guo: Use the pretext of borrowing a path from the other side to actually destroy them.



第五套 並戰計 原始涵義

Fifth Set: Strategies for Concurrent Warfare (Original Meaning)


第25計 偷樑換柱: 暗中改變事物的內容、性質。

Strategy 25: Steal the beams and replace the pillars: 

Secretly change the content or nature of things.


第26計 指桑駡槐: 拐彎抹角地罵人。

Strategy 26: Point at the mulberry tree while cursing the locust tree: Indirectly insult someone.


第27計 假癡不癲: 假裝是癡呆,實際上很精明。

Strategy 27: Feign madness: 

Pretend to be mentally challenged, but are actually very shrewd.


第28計 上屋抽梯: 先設置好梯子,顯示出有方便上屋的梯子。

誘人爬高梯,然後搬走梯子,使其進退無路,只得就範。

Strategy 28: Remove the ladder after climbing to the roof: First, set up a ladder to make it seem easy to climb. Then remove the ladder, leaving the person with no way to escape.


第29計 樹上開花: 投資本錢以賺取利潤。

Strategy 29: Invest capital to earn profit.


第30計 反客為主: 變被動的為主動的或變次要的為主要的。

Strategy 30: Turn the tables: Transform the passive into the active, or the secondary into the primary.







第六套 敗戰計 原始涵義

Sixth Set: Strategies for Defeat (Original Meaning)




第31計 美人計: 用美女/美男誘惑他人;用心愛之物誘惑他人。

Strategy 31: The Beauty Trap: Use a beautiful woman/handsome man to seduce others; 

use a cherished object to tempt others.



第32計 空城計: 一座空城卻讓人不敢奪取;或者奪之無用。

Strategy 32: The Empty City Stratagem: 

An empty city that makes it too dangerous to seize; or one that is useless to seize.


第33計 反間計: 兩面間諜,先裝作幫甲弄乙,其實卻幫乙弄甲。

Strategy 33: The Double Agent Stratagem: A double agent who pretends to help A betray B, but actually helps B betray A.



第34計 苦肉計: 三國演義,黃蓋詐降於曹操,周瑜先痛打一頓。

Strategy 34: The Self-Inflicted Injury Stratagem: In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Huang Gai feigns surrender to Cao Cao, and Zhou Yu first beats him severely.


第35計 連環計: 一計套一計。

Strategy 35: The Chain Stratagem: One stratagem within another.


第36計 走為上: 先逃走再說。

Strategy 36: Retreat is the Best Policy: Escape first.





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