关门捉贼

Other English Names / Aliases: Close the Door to Catch the Thief; Confusion Stratagems

Category: Military / Stratagem / Classical Literature

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

* Name: 关门捉贼
* Other English Names / Aliases: Close the Door to Catch the Thief; Confusion Stratagems
* Category: Military / Stratagem / Classical Literature
* Domains / Fields: stratagem, negotiation, positioning, competition, conflict
* Collection: Thirty-Six Stratagems
* Collection Order: 22

* Name: 关门捉贼 * Other English Names / Aliases: Close the Door to Catch the Thief; Confusion Stratagems * Category: Military / Stratagem / Classical Literature * Domains / Fields: stratagem, negotiation, positioning, competition, conflict * Collection: Thirty-Six Stratagems * Collection Order: 22

Basic Information

Original Text: 小敌困之。剥，不利有攸往。

Translation: Against a weaker enemy, once surrounded, close the trap and finish them decisively.

* Stratagem Name: `关门捉贼`
* Original Text: `小敌困之。剥，不利有攸往。`
* Translation: Against a weaker enemy, once surrounded, close the trap and finish them decisively.

* Stratagem Name: 关门捉贼 * Original Text: 小敌困之。剥，不利有攸往。 * Translation: Against a weaker enemy, once surrounded, close the trap and finish them decisively.

Stratagem Name and Original Text

Concise Definition: Block the escape routes before making the final move.

Explanation: A contained threat is easier to resolve decisively.

* Concise Definition: Block the escape routes before making the final move.
* Explanation: A contained threat is easier to resolve decisively.

* Concise Definition: Block the escape routes before making the final move. * Explanation: A contained threat is easier to resolve decisively.

How It Works

Cut a niche rival off from supply, attention, and channel access before closing in.

* Cut a niche rival off from supply, attention, and channel access before closing in.

Usage Example

Strategic Point: Block the escape routes before making the final move.

* Collection: Thirty-Six Stratagems
* Group: Confusion Stratagems
* Strategic Point: Block the escape routes before making the final move.

* Collection: Thirty-Six Stratagems * Group: Confusion Stratagems * Strategic Point: Block the escape routes before making the final move.

Collection Context

Against a weaker enemy, once surrounded, close the trap and finish them decisively.