1. 瞒天过海

　　Deceive the heavens to cross the ocean.

　　2. 围魏救赵

　　Besiege Wèi to rescue Zhào.

　　3. 借刀杀人

　　Kill with a borrowed sword.

　　4. 以逸待劳

　　Wait at leisure while the enemy labors.

　　5. 趁火打劫

　　Loot a burning house.

　　6. 声东击西

　　Make a sound in the east, then strike in the west.

　　7. 无中生有

　　Create something from nothing.

　　8. 明修栈道，暗渡陈仓

　　Openly repair the gallery roads, but sneak through the passage of Chencang.

　　9. 隔岸观火

　　Watch the fires burning across the river.

　　10. 笑里藏刀

　　Hide a knife behind a smile.

　　11. 李代桃僵

　　Sacrifice the plum tree to preserve the peach tree.

　　12. 顺手牵羊

　　Take the opportunity to pilfer a goat.

　　13. 打草惊蛇

　　Stomp the grass to scare the snake.

　　14. 借尸还魂

　　Borrow a corpse to resurrect the soul.

　　15. 调虎离山

　　Entice the tiger to leave its mountain lair.

　　16. 欲擒故纵

　　In order to capture, one must let loose.

　　17. 抛砖引玉

　　Tossing out a brick to get a jade gem.

　　18. 擒贼擒王

　　Defeat the enemy by capturing their chief.

　　19. 釜底抽薪

　　Remove the firewood from under the pot.

　　20. 混水摸鱼

　　Disturb the water and catch a fish.

　　21. 金蝉脱壳

　　Slough off the cicada"s golden shell.

　　22. 关门捉贼

　　Shut the door to catch the thief.

　　23. 远交近攻

　　Befriend a distant state while attacking a neighbor.

　　24. 假途伐虢

　　Obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo.

　　25. 偷梁换柱

　　Replace the beams with rotten timbers.

　　26. 指桑骂槐

　　Point at the mulberry tree while cursing the locust tree.

　　27.假痴不癫

　　Feign madness but keep your balance.

　　28. 上屋抽梯

　　Remove the ladder when the enemy has ascended to the roof.

　　29. 树上开花

　　Deck the tree with false blossoms.

　　30. 反客为主

　　Make the host and the guest exchange roles.

　　31. 美人计

　　The beauty trap.

　　32. 空城计

　　The empty fort strategy.

　　33. 反间计

　　Let the enemy"s own spy sow discord in the enemy camp.

　　34. 苦肉计

　　Inflict injury on oneself to win the enemy"s trust.

　　35. 连环计

　　Chain stratagems.

　　36. 走为上

　　If all else fails, retreat.