明修暗度 — “Openly mend, secretly proceed”
明修暗度 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to employ a strategy of misdirection, openly making a show of one thing while secretly carrying out another; to use an overt maneuver to cover a covert operation”. Literally, “Openly mend, secretly proceed”.
明修暗度 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- míng明zhēng争àn暗dòu斗open contention and covert struggle
- míng明yú于zhì治luàn乱understand principles of order and disorder
- míng明rén人bù不zuò作àn暗shì事An upright person acts openly
- míng明rén人bù不zuò做àn暗shì事An honest person acts openly
- míng明rén人bù不shuō说àn暗huà话A frank person speaks directly
- míng明xiū修zhàn栈dào道，，àn暗dù渡chén陈cāng仓feign one thing, do another
- míng明guāng光shuò烁liàng亮Dazzlingly bright and sparkling
- míng明guāng光zhēng铮liàng亮Dazzlingly bright and gleaming
- míng明guāng光zèng锃liàng亮dazzlingly bright and polished
- míng明gōng公zhèng正yì义Open, fair, and just
- míng明gōng公zhèng正qì气openly just and righteous
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Open the tool →Questions about 明修暗度
What does 明修暗度 mean?
明修暗度 (míng xiū àn dù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to employ a strategy of misdirection, openly making a show of one thing while secretly carrying out another; to use an overt maneuver to cover a covert operation”.
How do you pronounce 明修暗度?
明修暗度 is pronounced míng xiū àn dù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 明修暗度 literally mean?
Literally, 明修暗度 means “Openly mend, secretly proceed”. It is used to mean “to employ a strategy of misdirection, openly making a show of one thing while secretly carrying out another; to use an overt maneuver to cover a covert operation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 明修暗度?
比喻用明显的假象迷惑对方，而暗中却采取出人意料的行动打击对方