瞞 天 過 海 Deceive the Heavens to Cross the Sea from the 三十六計 Thirty-Six Stratagems

瞞天過海 備周則意怠;常見則不疑。陰在陽之內,不在陽之對。太陽,太陰。 "Moving about in the darkness and sh…

釜底抽薪 Steal The Firewood From Under the Pot from the 三十六計 Thirty-Six Stratagems

釜底抽薪 不敵其力,而消其勢,兌下乾上之象。 "When faced with an enemy too powerful to engage …

混水摸魚 Trouble The Water To Catch The Fish from the 三十六計 Thirty-Six Stratagems

混水摸魚 乘其陰亂,利其弱而無主。隨,以向晦入宴息。 "Before engaging your enemy's forces crea…

李代桃僵 Sacrifice the Plum Tree In Place of the Peach Tree from the 三十六計 Thirty-Six Stratagems

李代桃僵 势必有损,损阴则益阳。 "There are circumstances in which you must sacrifice s…

空城計 Empty Fort Strategy from the 三十六計 Thirty-Six Stratagems

空城計 兵虛者虛之,疑中生疑;剛柔之際,奇而復奇。 "When the enemy is superior in numbers and you…

Excerpt from 兵勢 Energy in 兵法The Art of War

故善戰者,求之于勢,不責于人,故能擇人任勢;任勢者,其戰人也,如轉木石,木石之性,安則靜,危則動,方則止,圓則行。故善戰人之勢,如轉圓石于千仞之山者,勢也。 …

Excerpt from 兵勢 Energy in 兵法The Art of War

凡戰者,以正合,以奇勝。故善出奇者,無窮如天地,不竭如江河,終而復始,日月是也;死而復生,四時是也。聲不過五,五聲之變,不可勝聽也。色不過五,五色之變,不可勝…

Excerpt from 虛實 Attack by Stratagem in 兵法The Art of War

知彼知己,百戰不殆;不知彼而知己,一勝一負;不知彼,不知己,每戰必敗。 孫子 "If you know the enemy and know y…

假癡不癲 Feign Madness But Keep Your Balance from the 三十六計 Thirty-Six Stratagems

假癡不癲 寧偽作不知不為,不偽作假知妄為;靜不露機,雲雷屯也。 "Hide behind the mask of a fool, a drun…

無中生有 Create Something from Nothing from the 三十六計 Thirty-Six Stratagems

無中生有 誑也非誑也實其所,誑也少陰太陰太陽。 "You use the same feint twice. Having reacted t…

調虎離山 Lure the Tiger Down the Mountain from the 三十六計 Thirty-Six Stratagems

調虎離山 待天以困之用人,以誘之往蹇來返。 "Never directly attack a well-entrenched opponent.…

Excerpt from 軍形 Tactical Dispositions in 兵法The Art of War

昔之善戰者,先為不可勝,以待敵之可勝,不可勝在己,可勝在敵。故善戰者,能為不可勝,不能使敵必可勝。 孫子 "The good fighters …

圍魏救趙 Besiege Wei to Rescue Zhao from the 三十六計 Thirty-Six Stratagems

圍魏救趙 共敵不如分敵,敵陽不如敵陰。 "When the enemy is too strong to attack directly, th…

Excerpt from 始計 Laying Plans in 兵法 in The Art of War

兵者,詭道也。故能而示之不能,用而示之不用,近而示之遠,遠而示之近。利而誘之,亂而取之,實而備之,強而避之,怒而撓之,卑而驕之,佚而勞之,親而離之。攻其無備,…

趁火打劫 Loot a Burning House from the 三十六計 Thirty-Six Stratagems

趁火打劫 敵之害大,就勢取利,剛決柔也。 "When a country is beset by internal conflicts, whe…

以逸待勞 Await the Exhausted Enemy at Your Ease from the 三十六計 Thirty-Six Stratagems

以逸待勞 困敵之勢,不以戰;損剛益柔。 "It is an advantage to choose the time and place for…

Excerpt from 謀攻 Weak and Strong Points in 兵法 in The Art of War

夫兵形象水,水之形,避高而趨下:兵之形,避實而擊虛;水因地而制流,兵因敵而制勝。故兵無常勢,水無常形;能因敵變化而取勝,謂之神。故五行無常勝,四時無常位,日有…

Excerpt from 軍爭 Manoeuvering in 兵法 The Art of War

故兵以詐立,以利動,以分合為變者也,故其疾如風,其徐如林,侵掠如火,不動如山,難知如陰,動如雷霆。掠鄉分眾,廓地分利,懸權而動,先知迂直之計者勝,此軍爭之法也…

Excerpt from 九變 Variations in Tactics 兵法 in The Art of War

故用兵之法,無恃其不來,恃吾有以待之;無恃其不攻,恃吾有所不可攻也。 孫子 "The art of war teaches us to rely…

聲東擊西 Clamor in the East, Attack in the West from the 三十六計 Thirty-Six Stratagems

聲東擊西 敵志亂萃,不虞,坤下兌上之象。利其不自主而取之。 "When face to face with an enemy, surprise…

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