假痴不癫

Other English Names / Aliases: Feign Madness but Keep Your Balance; Allied Stratagems

Category: Military / Stratagem / Classical Literature

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

* Name: 假痴不癫
* Other English Names / Aliases: Feign Madness but Keep Your Balance; Allied Stratagems
* Category: Military / Stratagem / Classical Literature
* Domains / Fields: stratagem, negotiation, positioning, competition, conflict
* Collection: Thirty-Six Stratagems
* Collection Order: 27

* Name: 假痴不癫 * Other English Names / Aliases: Feign Madness but Keep Your Balance; Allied Stratagems * Category: Military / Stratagem / Classical Literature * Domains / Fields: stratagem, negotiation, positioning, competition, conflict * Collection: Thirty-Six Stratagems * Collection Order: 27

Basic Information

Original Text: 宁伪作不知不为，不伪作假知妄为。静不露机，云雷屯也。

Translation: Better to appear ignorant than to pretend certainty and act recklessly.

* Stratagem Name: `假痴不癫`
* Original Text: `宁伪作不知不为，不伪作假知妄为。静不露机，云雷屯也。`
* Translation: Better to appear ignorant than to pretend certainty and act recklessly.

* Stratagem Name: 假痴不癫 * Original Text: 宁伪作不知不为，不伪作假知妄为。静不露机，云雷屯也。 * Translation: Better to appear ignorant than to pretend certainty and act recklessly.

Stratagem Name and Original Text

Concise Definition: Appear confused outwardly while remaining clear within.

Explanation: Being underestimated can be safer than revealing your hand.

* Concise Definition: Appear confused outwardly while remaining clear within.
* Explanation: Being underestimated can be safer than revealing your hand.

* Concise Definition: Appear confused outwardly while remaining clear within. * Explanation: Being underestimated can be safer than revealing your hand.

How It Works

Let an aggressive opponent underestimate your strength while you hold your ground steadily.

* Let an aggressive opponent underestimate your strength while you hold your ground steadily.

Usage Example

Strategic Point: Appear confused outwardly while remaining clear within.

* Collection: Thirty-Six Stratagems
* Group: Allied Stratagems
* Strategic Point: Appear confused outwardly while remaining clear within.

* Collection: Thirty-Six Stratagems * Group: Allied Stratagems * Strategic Point: Appear confused outwardly while remaining clear within.

Collection Context

Better to appear ignorant than to pretend certainty and act recklessly.