1.瞞天過(guò)海
crossing the sea under camouflage
2.圍魏救趙
relieving the state of Zhao by besieging the state of Wei
3.借刀殺人
killing someone with a borrowed knife
4.以逸待勞
waiting at one’s ease for the exhausted enemy
5.趁火打劫
plundering a burning house
6.聲東擊西
a feint to the east and attacking in the west
7.無(wú)中生有
creating something out of nothing
8.暗渡陳倉(cāng)
advancing secretly by an unknown path
9.隔岸觀火
watching a fire from the other side of the river
10.笑里藏刀
covering the dagger with a smile
11.李代桃僵
palming off substitute for the real thing
12.順手牽羊
picking up something in passing
13.打草驚蛇
beating the grass to frighten the snake
14.借尸還魂
resurrecting a dead soul by borrowing a corpse
15.調(diào)虎離山
luring the tiger out of his den
16.欲擒故縱
letting the enemy off in order to catch him
17.拋磚引玉
giving the enemy something to induce him to lose more valuable things
18.擒賊擒王
capturing the ringleader first in order to capture all the follower