Meaning of 瞒天过海
瞒天过海 means to achieve one's aims by deceiving others and acting in secret; to cross the sea by a trick. Pronounced mán tiān guò hǎi.
- to achieve one's aims by deceiving others and acting in secret; to cross the sea by a trick
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
men们
shǐ使
yòng用
mán瞒
tiān天
guò过
hǎi海
de的
cè策
lüè略
，
tōu偷
tōu偷
bǎ把
huò货
wù物
yùn运
jìn进
le了
chéng城
。
They used the strategy of deception to secretly transport the goods into the city.
Dí敌
rén人
qǐ企
tú图
mán瞒
tiān天
guò过
hǎi海
，
dàn但
hái还
shì是
bèi被
wǒ我
men们
de的
zhēn侦
chá察
bīng兵
fā发
xiàn现
le了
。
The enemy attempted to act under cover of deception, but was still discovered by our scouts.
Zhè这
shì是
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
mán瞒
tiān天
guò过
hǎi海
zhī之
jì计
，
biǎo表
miàn面
shàng上
àn按
bīng兵
bù不
dòng动
，
shí实
jì际
shàng上
àn暗
zhōng中
diào调
bīng兵
qiǎn遣
jiàng将
。
This is a classic example of the 'crossing the sea by a trick' strategy: appearing to hold still while secretly deploying troops.