苦肉計
See also: 苦肉计
Chinese edit
desperate measure, last resort | to calculate; to compute; to count to calculate; to compute; to count; reckon; ruse; to plan | ||
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trad. (苦肉計) | 苦肉 | 計 | |
simp. (苦肉计) | 苦肉 | 计 |
Etymology edit
Stratagem #34 in the Thirty-Six Stratagems.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
苦肉計
- the ruse of inflicting an injury upon oneself to win the trust of one's enemy
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||
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苦 | 肉 | 計 |
く Grade: 3 |
にく Grade: 2 |
けい Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Noun edit
苦肉計 • (kuniku no kei)
- the ruse of inflicting an injury upon oneself to win the trust of one's enemy (one of the Thirty-Six Stratagems of ancient China)
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | ||
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苦 | 肉 | 計 |
Noun edit
苦肉計
- chữ Hán form of khổ nhục kế (“the ruse of inflicting an injury upon oneself to win the trust of one's enemy”).