拖刀背砍計
See also: 拖刀背砍计
Chinese
dragging (brush stroke in painting); to drag along knife learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulderto chop to calculate; to compute; to count; reckon; ruse; to plantrad. (拖刀背砍計) 拖 刀 背 砍 計 simp. (拖刀背砍计) 拖 刀 背 砍 计
Etymology
Literally: the trick of lowering one's sword, then cutting down (the enemy to) one's rear
Pronunciation
Noun
拖刀背砍計
- (archaic) a ploy whereby one feigns defeat in order to entice the enemy to give chase, then suddenly turning to attack, while the enemy is still off-guard
Synonyms
- 拖刀計/拖刀计