六出奇计 — “Six ingenious schemes”
六出奇计 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a series of ingenious strategies or brilliant schemes used to achieve decisive victory; originally referring to Chen Ping's six masterful plans that helped Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang unify the empire”. Literally, “Six ingenious schemes”.
六出奇计 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 六liù
- 出chū
- 奇qí
- 计jì
六出奇计 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 六出奇计
During the Western Han Dynasty, Chen Ping, a chancellor, devised six ingenious strategies throughout his life for Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang. These strategies were adopted by Liu Bang, helping him unify the empire.
These six stratagems include: donating gold to execute a counter-espionage scheme, sowing discord between Xiang Yu and his subordinates; deliberately treating Chu envoys poorly to create mistrust; sending out two thousand women and children at night to relieve the siege of Xingyang; subtly advising on how to manage Han Xin to stabilize military morale; advising Liu Bang to feign a tour of Yunmeng to capture Han Xin; and relieving the siege of Baideng.
Idioms Related to 六出奇计
More idioms starting with 六
- liù六qīn亲bù不rèn认disown all one's relatives
- liù六qīn亲wú无kào靠no family or relatives to rely on
- liù六chū出bīng冰huā花six-pointed snowflake
- liù六chū出fēn纷fēi飞heavy snowfall
- liù六hé合zhī之nèi内the entire world
- liù六chén尘bù不rǎn染Untainted by worldly desires
- liù六chǐ尺zhī之gū孤an underage orphan
- liù六chǐ尺zhī之tuō托entrusted with raising a deceased friend's orphan
- liù六chǐ尺zhī之tuō讬solemn trust of caring for a young orphan
- liù六yuè月fēi飞shuāng霜grave injustice or wrongful conviction
- liù六cháo朝zhī脂fěn粉Nanjing's opulent Six Dynasties prosperity
- liù六cháo朝jīn金fěn粉Past opulent and decadent splendor
Questions about 六出奇计
- What does 六出奇计 mean?
- 六出奇计 (liù chū qí jì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a series of ingenious strategies or brilliant schemes used to achieve decisive victory; originally referring to Chen Ping's six masterful plans that helped Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang unify the empire”.
- How do you pronounce 六出奇计?
- 六出奇计 is pronounced liù chū qí jì in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 六出奇计 literally mean?
- Literally, 六出奇计 means “Six ingenious schemes”. It is used to mean “a series of ingenious strategies or brilliant schemes used to achieve decisive victory; originally referring to Chen Ping's six masterful plans that helped Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang unify the empire”.
- Where does 六出奇计 come from?
- 六出奇计 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
- What is the Chinese definition of 六出奇计?
- 原指陈平所出的六条妙计。后泛指出奇制胜的谋略。