空城计

空城计 [kōng chéng jì]

1. ■ the stratagem of the empty city -- presenting a bold front to conceal a weak defence; bluffing the enemy by opening the gates of a weakly defended city; bewilder and keep away the enemy by opening the gate of an ungarrisoned [unfortified] city; put up a bluff; hold the enemy back by putting on a bold front; a stratagem of presenting a bold front to conceal unpreparedness; empty-city stratagem [tactics]:

我们不能搞“空城计”。 We can't leave no one to keep an eye on things.