三十六计
(Thirty-Six Stratagems)
1.瞒天过海
crossing the sea under camouflage
2.围魏救赵
relieving the state of Zhao by besieging the state of Wei
3.借刀杀人
killing someone with a borrowed knife
4.以逸待劳
waiting at one’s ease for the exhausted enemy
5.趁火打劫
plundering a burning house
6.声东击西
making a feint to the east and attacking in the west
7.无中生有
creating something out of nothing
8.暗渡陈仓
advancing secretly by an unknown path
9.隔岸观火
watching a fire from the other side of the river
10.笑里藏刀
covering the dagger with a smile
11.李代桃僵
palming off substitute for the real thing
12.顺手牵羊
picking up something in passing
13.打草惊蛇
beating the grass to frighten the snake
14.借尸还魂
resurrecting a dead soul by borrowing a corpse