声东击西 — Chinese idiom
声东击西
shēng dōng jī xī
Traditional: 聲東擊西
Meaning
- to threaten the east and strike to the west
- to create a diversion
Character by character
- 声shēngsound, noise; voice, tone, music
- 东dōngeast, eastern, eastward
- 击jīto strike, to hit, to beat; to attack, to fight
- 西xīwest, western, westward
Idioms sharing a character
- 不动声色 bù dòng shēng sè
- 不声不响 bù shēng bù xiǎng
- 人声鼎沸 rén shēng dǐng fèi
- 低声细语 dī shēng xì yǔ
- 口口声声 kǒu kou shēng shēng
- 同声一哭 tóng shēng yī kū
- 唉声叹气 āi shēng tàn qì
- 大张声势 dà zhāng shēng shì
- 大放悲声 dà fàng bēi shēng
- 大声疾呼 dà shēng jí hū
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