The general feigned a retreat to lure the enemy deep in.
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佯 is a formal/literary word. In everyday spoken Chinese, people use 假装 (jiǎzhuāng — to pretend) instead. 佯 appears often in classical texts, historical dramas, and formal writing.
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佯 = 人 (person) + 羊 (sheep). Think of a wolf in sheep's clothing — a person acting like a sheep, pretending to be something they're not.
