1 lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ] of Chu)
2 fig. to feign one thing while doing another
3 to cheat under cover of a diversion
栈山航海
zhàn shān háng hǎi
1 to have a long and hard journey (idiom)
移情别恋
yí qíng bié liàn
1 change of affection, shift of love (idiom); to change one's feelings to another love
2 to fall in love with sb else
老马恋栈
lǎo mǎ liàn zhàn
1 lit. the old horse loves his stable
2 fig. sb old but reluctant to relinquish their post (idiom)
驽马恋栈
nú mǎ liàn zhàn
1 an incompetent man clings to a good position (idiom)
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