<p>In 36 stratagems, there's one called <strong><em>Openly repair the gallery roads, but sneak through the passage of Chencan</strong>g</em></p>

<p>(明修棧道,暗渡陳倉／明修栈道,暗渡陈仓, Míng xiū zhàn dào, àn dù chén cāng)</p>

<p>Deceive the enemy with an obvious approach that will take a very long time, while surprising him by taking a shortcut and sneak up to him. As the enemy concentrates on the decoy, he will miss you sneaking up to him. </p>

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2016-05-05T19:31:05.317Z
2016-05-05T19:31:05.317Z
Danying Gao
<p>what about "退避三舍", have a look 教育部成語典; of taiwan, in traditional chinese, you can search in english or traditional chinese ^o^</p>

<p><a href="http://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/cgi-bin/cydic/gsweb.cgi?o=dcydic&amp;schfmt=text&amp;searchid=CW0000000105" rel="nofollow">http://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/cgi-bin/cydic/gsweb.cgi?o=dcydic&amp;schfmt=text&amp;searchid=CW0000000105</a></p>

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2016-05-05T08:30:57.523Z
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水巷孑蠻
<p>声东击西 and 借刀杀人 came to mind if you emphasize on the hiding part.
Making noise in the east while attacking in the west;
Trick someone else to kill your enemy without doing it yourself.</p>

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2016-05-09T23:20:36.747Z
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user54188
<p>I'm looking for a 成语 that means something along the lines of an enemy's best tactic is to hide himself, or to make you believe he doesn't exist.</p>

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2016-05-05T04:43:48.347Z
Q: How to find such? A:google e.g. "关于隐藏的成语"->   http://www.newxue.com/chengyudaquan/135427261414673.html
user6065
<chengyu><proverb>
Is there a proverb that means something like an enemy's best tactic is to hide himself?
# Is there a proverb that means something like an enemy's best tactic is to hide himself?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-05-05)

I'm looking for a 成语 that means something along the lines of an enemy's best tactic is to hide himself, or to make you believe he doesn't exist.

**Tags:** chengyu, proverb

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Q: How to find such? A:google e.g. "关于隐藏的成语"->   http://www.newxue.com/chengyudaquan/135427261414673.html  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2016-05-05. Score: 1

In 36 stratagems, there's one called ***Openly repair the gallery roads, but sneak through the passage of Chencan***g

(明修棧道,暗渡陳倉／明修栈道,暗渡陈仓, Míng xiū zhàn dào, àn dù chén cāng)

Deceive the enemy with an obvious approach that will take a very long time, while surprising him by taking a shortcut and sneak up to him. As the enemy concentrates on the decoy, he will miss you sneaking up to him.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2016-05-05. Score: 0

what about "退避三舍", have a look 教育部成語典; of taiwan, in traditional chinese, you can search in english or traditional chinese ^o^

<http://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/cgi-bin/cydic/gsweb.cgi?o=dcydic&schfmt=text&searchid=CW0000000105>


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### Answer by username_4 on 2016-05-09. Score: 0

声东击西 and 借刀杀人 came to mind if you emphasize on the hiding part.
Making noise in the east while attacking in the west;
Trick someone else to kill your enemy without doing it yourself.


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