唱空城计 in English chang4 kong1 cheng2 ji4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to sing “The Empty City Stratagem” (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness
  • (jocularly) (of a place and so on) to be empty
  • (of one's stomach) to be rumbling

Simplified Characters

唱 空 城 计

Traditional Characters

唱 空 城 計

Pinyin

chang4 kong1 cheng2 ji4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

唱chang4to sing 空kong1empty 城cheng2city walls 计ji4surname Ji