敌人便不知虚实
“the enemy will not know the truth”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“As long as his death is not officially announced,”
敌人便 不知 虚实
“the enemy will not know the truth”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
A foundational military concept from Sun Tzu's Art of War focused on obscuring reality (weakness and strength) to dictate the pace of confrontation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not knowing the actual reality or strength
A common idiom originating from military strategy meaning to be kept in the dark regarding the opponent's true state.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and enemies must be killed ruthlessly.”
“Even though they were outnumbered,”
“At best, he'll just kill a few more enemies.”
“You learned to get inside my camp”
“They might even be enemies or spies.”
“With the enemy closing in,”