空城計 [－－计]

Jyutping hung1 sing4 gai3
Pinyin kōng chéng jì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. the empty city stratagem (in which Zhuge Liang presents himself as unperturbed while making it evident that his city is undefended, hoping his adversary will suspect an ambush)
  2. double bluff
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, figuratively
    hungry stomach
  2. noun
    Empty Fort Strategy (strategy to deceive the enemy into thinking that an empty location is full of traps and ambushes)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    赵云大摆空城计吓走曹操，真不愧系一身是胆。
    趙雲大擺空城計嚇走曹操，真不愧係一身是膽。
    ziu6 wan4 daai6 baai2 hung1 sing4 gai3 haak3 zau2 cou4 cou1, zan1 bat1 kwai5 hai6 jat1 san1 si6 daam2
    • Zhao Yun set up the empty fort strategy to scare Cao Cao away, really proving himself one gallant man.