遠交近攻/Yuan Jiao Jin Gong – Befriend the Far, Attack the Near 原文：形禁勢格，利從近取，害以遠隔。上火下澤。 Original Text: If your formation is restricted & … Continue reading 三十六計/ San Shi Liu Ji – The Thirty six Stratagems Number 23

關門捉賊/Guan Men Zhuo Zei – Bar the Door to Catch a Thief 原文：小敵困之。剝，不利有攸往。 Original Text: Surround a small enemy. Bo, … Continue reading 三十六計/ San Shi Liu Ji – The Thirty six Stratagems Number 22

金蟬脫殼/Jin Chan Tuo Qiao – Golden Cicada Sheds its Shell 原文：存其形，完其勢；友不疑，敵不動。巽而上蠱。 Original Text: Keep up the shape, maintain the appearance; … Continue reading 三十六計/ San Shi Liu Ji – The Thirty six Stratagems Number 21

混水摸魚/Hun Shui Mo Yu – Trouble the Water to Catch Fish 原文：乘其陰亂，利其弱而無主。隨，以向晦入宴息。 Original Text: Make use of his internal confusion, … Continue reading 三十六計/ San Shi Liu Ji – The Thirty six Stratagems Number 20

釜底抽薪/Fu Di Chou Xin – Steal the Firewood Beneath the Pot 原文：不敵其力，而消其勢，兌下乾上之象。 Original Text: If you cannot match his strength, … Continue reading 三十六計/ San Shi Liu Ji – The Thirty six Stratagems Number 19

擒賊擒王/Qin Zei Qin Wang – Seize the Bandits by Seizing the Leader 原文：摧其堅，奪其魁，以解其體，龍戰於野，其道窮也。 Original Text: To break their resolve, seize … Continue reading 三十六計/ San Shi Liu Ji – The Thirty six Stratagems Number 18

拋磚引玉/Pao Zhuan Yin Yu – Throw out a Brick to Attract Jade 原文：類以誘之，擊蒙也。 Original Text: Use a resemblance to entice … Continue reading 三十六計/ San Shi Liu Ji – The Thirty six Stratagems Number 17

欲擒故縱/Yu Qin Gu Zong – To Capture, First Release 原文：逼則反兵；走則減勢，緊隨勿迫。累其氣力，消其鬥志，散而後擒，兵不血刃。需，有孚，光。 Original Text: Pressure leads to resistance; running leads to dispersed … Continue reading 三十六計/ San Shi Liu Ji – The Thirty six Stratagems Number 16

調虎離山/Diao Hu Li Shan – Lead the Tiger Out of the Mountains 原文：待天以困之，用人以誘之。”往蹇來返”。 Original Text: Wait for Heaven to trap … Continue reading 三十六計/ San Shi Liu Ji – The Thirty six Stratagems Number 15