声东击西

shēngdōngjīxī

make a feint to the east and attack in the west

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look one way and row another

make a feint to somewhere and attack in another place; sell the dummy

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look one way and row another; sell the dummy

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sheng1 dong1 ji1 xi1

to make a declaration for the east and strike to the west, to misdirect

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声东击西

shēng dōng jī xī

make a feint to the east but attack in the west; An attack is made in one direction to divert attention from the quarter where the real attack is to be made.; conceal (their) intentions and strike where (they) will; feint and pretend to go east while in reality attacking west; look one way and row another; make a feint in the east while actually attacking in the west; make a noise in the east while attacking in the west; pretend to aim at one target while really shooting at another; sell the dummy; sham attack to deceive an opponent or to divert his attention; shoot at a pigeon and kill a crow

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聲東擊西|声东击西 [shēng dōng jī xī] ► to make a declaration for the east and strike to the west ► to misdirect