conceal oneself by day and march by night

conceal oneself by day and march by night

Ambush during the day and move at night, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh ò UF ú y è D ò ng, meaning ambush during the day and activity at night. From Zuo Zhuan, the 23rd year of Xianggong.

The origin of Idioms

In the 23rd year of Xianggong in Zuozhuan, it is said that "the husband rat moves in the daytime and moves in the night, and does not point at the sleeping temple, so he is afraid of people."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: ambush in the day and rise at night, ambush in the day and travel in the night, ambush in the day and travel in the night

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate, attribute, or object; used in writing.