拖刀計

Simplified: 拖刀计

tuōdāojì ㄊㄨㄛ ㄉㄠ ㄐㄧˋ

    • a feigned retreat followed by a counterattack
    • to lull someone and then strike back

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Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally
the dragging-blade trick
Meaning
A ruse of feigning retreat, then striking back when the enemy follows; by extension, lulling someone and then counterattacking. It comes from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

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