瞒天过海

Other English Names / Aliases: Deceive the Heavens to Cross the Sea; Victory Stratagems

Category: Military / Stratagem / Classical Literature

Domains / Fields: stratagem, negotiation, positioning, competition, conflict

* Name: 瞒天过海
* Other English Names / Aliases: Deceive the Heavens to Cross the Sea; Victory Stratagems
* Category: Military / Stratagem / Classical Literature
* Domains / Fields: stratagem, negotiation, positioning, competition, conflict
* Collection: Thirty-Six Stratagems
* Collection Order: 1

* Name: 瞒天过海 * Other English Names / Aliases: Deceive the Heavens to Cross the Sea; Victory Stratagems * Category: Military / Stratagem / Classical Literature * Domains / Fields: stratagem, negotiation, positioning, competition, conflict * Collection: Thirty-Six Stratagems * Collection Order: 1

Basic Information

Original Text: 备周则意怠；常见则不疑。阴在阳之内，不在阳之对。太阳，太阴。

Translation: When people feel completely secure, they let their guard down. Conceal the unusual within the ordinary.

* Stratagem Name: `瞒天过海`
* Original Text: `备周则意怠；常见则不疑。阴在阳之内，不在阳之对。太阳，太阴。`
* Translation: When people feel completely secure, they let their guard down. Conceal the unusual within the ordinary.

* Stratagem Name: 瞒天过海 * Original Text: 备周则意怠；常见则不疑。阴在阳之内，不在阳之对。太阳，太阴。 * Translation: When people feel completely secure, they let their guard down. Conceal the unusual within the ordinary.

Stratagem Name and Original Text

Concise Definition: Use everyday routine as cover.

Explanation: The best disguise is something so familiar that no one thinks to question it.

* Concise Definition: Use everyday routine as cover.
* Explanation: The best disguise is something so familiar that no one thinks to question it.

* Concise Definition: Use everyday routine as cover. * Explanation: The best disguise is something so familiar that no one thinks to question it.

How It Works

Use a mundane routine process to drive strategic change rather than announcing the shift openly.

* Use a mundane routine process to drive strategic change rather than announcing the shift openly.

Usage Example

Strategic Point: Use everyday routine as cover.

* Collection: Thirty-Six Stratagems
* Group: Victory Stratagems
* Strategic Point: Use everyday routine as cover.

* Collection: Thirty-Six Stratagems * Group: Victory Stratagems * Strategic Point: Use everyday routine as cover.

Collection Context

When people feel completely secure, they let their guard down. Conceal the unusual within the ordinary.