空城计 meaning in Chinese

the stratagem of the empty city -- presenting a bold front to conceal a weak defence; bluffing the enemy by opening the gates of a weakly defended city; bewilder and keep away the enemy by opening the gate of an ungarrisoned [un fortified] city; put up a bluff; hold the enemy back by putting on a bold front; a stratagem of presenting a bold front to conceal unpreparedness; empty-city stratagem [tactics]: 我们不能搞“空城计”。 we can't leave no one to keep an eye on things