למד סינית בסין עם בית הספר קיטס

Instead of attacking headlong a powerful, concentrated enemy, break it up into smaller, vulnerable groups. Instead of striking first, bide your time and strike only after the enemy has struck. This strategy advises one to relieve the besieged by besieging the base of the besiegers. When the enemy deploys its main force to attack a […]

When the enemy’s intention is obvious and the ally’s attitude hesitant, induce the ally to fight the enemy while preserving one’s own strength. This can be inferred from Sun. To avoid getting incriminated for his act of murder, a person can sometimes conduct the act with a “borrowed knife”, which generally refers to someone else […]

It is possible to lead the enemy into an impasse without fighting. The active is weakened to strengthen the passive. The offensive and the defensive are the two fundamental elements in warfare. The offensive has the advantage of the initiative. The attacker gives battle at his own choice, to which the defender has to respond […]

When the enemy suffers from a major crisis, seize the chance to gain advantage. Resolution prevails over pliancy. A burning house falls into commotion and tumult. Thus a thief can seize the chance to loot the property in the house when the doorkeeper and house guards are busily engaged in putting out the fire. The […]

The enemy’s command becomes confused and unrestrained, with the symbol of Kun below and Dui above, signifying river water ready to overflow the bank. Subdue the enemy when it has thus lost its discipline. In war, surprise can be achieved by deception as well as by the troops’ speed and mobility. As a Chinese saying […]

Make a false move, not to pass it for a genuine one but to transform it into a genuine one after the enemy has been convinced of its falsity. Genuine strength grows under the cover of false appearance, just as yin growing to the extreme transforms into yang. This idiom is generally used today to […]

Make a false move to tie up the main force of the enemy. It is of benefit to set forth in conformity to the situation. The idiom refers to the strategy used by Liu Bang, founder of the Han Dynasty, when he embarked on a campaign against his rival contender for the empire, Xiang Yu. […]

Make a false move to tie up the main force of the enemy. It is of benefit to set forth in conformity to the situation. The idiom refers to the strategy used by Liu Bang, founder of the Han Dynasty, when he embarked on a campaign against his rival contender for the empire, Xiang Yu. […]

When the discord of the enemy becomes apparent, take no action but instead wait for the oncoming upheaval. Cruel internecine struggles can only cause the enemy to die at its own hand. Movement at an opportune moment brings happiness. Though great significance is attached to swiftness in military operations, a good commander should master the […]

Reassure the enemy to make it slack, work in secret to subdue it; prepare fully before taking action to prevent the enemy from changing its mind: This is the method of hiding a strong will under a compliant appearance. The idiom represents an archetype in world literature: a person with a smiling face and a […]