- 人(person; human; man)
- 攸(place; graceful manner)
- 彡(ornament; beautiful brushstroke)
A person adorned with decoration and embellishment becomes more refined and perfected.
lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu)
fig. to feign one thing while doing another
He publicly pursued one course of action while secretly pursuing another, and successfully completed the task.
to cheat under cover of a diversion
He repairs the plank road openly but secretly crosses at Chen Cang; this is his strategy.
lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu)
fig. to feign one thing while doing another
He publicly pursued one course of action while secretly pursuing another, and successfully completed the task.
to cheat under cover of a diversion
He repairs the plank road openly but secretly crosses at Chen Cang; this is his strategy.
A person adorned with decoration and embellishment becomes more refined and perfected.
The head leads the way for feet to follow down a path.
When the sun is covered by the sound of night, everything becomes dark.
To cross a river you must measure its full width.
A person adorned with decoration and embellishment becomes more refined and perfected.
The head leads the way for feet to follow down a path.
When the sun is covered by the sound of night, everything becomes dark.
To cross a river you must measure its full width.
lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu)
lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu)
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