10
Tenth Stratagem
įŽéčå
(xià o lĮ cÃĄng dÄo)
Hide a Knife Behind a Smile
Few had such a way with people as did Li Yifu (æäđåš, 614-666 A.D.), the scheming chancellor of Tang in 655 A.D. Kind and charming though he seemed, woe to anyone who crossed him. He was able to cultivate such good terms with Emperor Gaozong (åéŦåŪ, 628-683 A.D.) that any complaints about him were for a long time ignored. The emperor eventually banished him to a frontier post [21]. Many years later, a poet wrote of Li Yufu that 'a dagger hides behind his smiles'.
Hide a Knife Behind a Smile is associated with the 57th hexagram, Wind over Wind. Enticing an opponent into letting their guard down in order to get past their defenses requires the soft pliability of Wind, unseen, yet pushing ever so gently to make its entrance [1], [28].
VOCAB LIST 10:
fat (e.g. a fat person): č: pà ng
skinny/thin: įĶ: shÃēu
light (not heavy)/shallow: æĩ : qiĮn
deep: æ·ą: shÄn
perfect (without flaw): äļé: bÃđcuÃē
strange: åĨæŠ: qÃguà i
to hide: č: cÃĄng
TV: įĩč§: dià nshÃŽ
long time/short time: éŋæķéī/įæķéī: chÃĄng
shÃjiÄn/duĮn shÃjiÄn
(Tang Emporer) Gaozong: éŦåŪ: gÄozÅng
inside: é: lĮ
dark (color): æ·ąčēį: shÄn sÃĻ de
bored/boring: æ č: wÚliÃĄo
normal: æŪé: pĮtÅng
early: æĐ: zĮo
late: æ: wĮn
flaw: é: cuÃē
safe/secure/security: åŪå Ļ: ÄnquÃĄn
that much: éĢäđ: nà me
this much: čŋäđ: zhÃĻme
soft: č―Ŋ: ruĮn
hard: įĄŽ: yÃŽng
Li (common Chinese surname): æ: lĮ
Gao (common Chinese surname): éŦ: gÄo
sofa: æēå: shÄfÄ
other: å ķäŧ/åŦ: qÃtÄ/biÃĐ
tv show: įĩč§å§: dià nshÃŽjÃđ
movie (film): įĩå―ą: dià nyĮng
lately/recently: æčŋ: zuÃŽjÃŽn
Nanjing: å䚎: nÃĄnjÄŦng
Los Angeles: æīæįķ: luÃēshÄnjÄŦ
park (e.g. to walk in the park): å Žå: gÅngyuÃĄn
New Characters:
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Sample Sentences 10:
1) æäļčĶååūåĪįįïžå äļšæäļæģčã
Trans.: I donât want to eat too much sweets, because I donât want to get fat.
2) čŊīåŦäšščäļåĪŠååĨ―ã
Trans.: Itâs not very nice to say that someone is fat.
3) æčåļæéŦčåļįįŽčŪ°æŽčåĻäšįŪąåéã
3) ä― æäđįĶäšïžæēĄæåĨ―åĨ―åéĨåïž
5) åĨđįäļæčŊīåūåūäļéã
6) Q: ä― äļšäŧäđčŋäđįīŊïž
7) äŧįæķéīéäļäžåæĨã
8) æčĶåŧå ķäŧįå ŽåïžčŋäļŠå Žååūæ čã
9) Q: ä― äļšäŧäđäļåæŽĒčŋéĻįĩå―ąïž
A: å äļšåĪŠæ čäšã
10) æäļåæŽĒįĐŋæ·ąčēįčĄĢæã
11) čŋäļŠæēåæäđčŋäđč―Ŋïž
12) Q: ä― æåĪĐčĶåūæĐčĩ·åšåïž
A: æĐäļįđïžäļįĻåĪŠæĐã
13) æŊåĪĐéĢäđæåæéĨåŊđåĨåš·äļåĨ―ã
14) čŋéĻįĩč§å§æŊææåæŽĒįã
15) ä― äļšäŧäđéĢäđææĨïž
16) ä― äļåščŊĨåĻéĢäļŠæĩ·čūđæļļæģģïžäļåŪå Ļã
17) Q: čŋäļŠéŪéĒåūåĨæŠåïž
A: æēĄæïžčŋæŊäļŠåūæŪéįéŪéĒã
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