拖刀背砍計
See also: 拖刀背砍计
Chinese
editdragging (brush stroke in painting); to drag along | knife | learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder |
to chop | to calculate; to compute; to count to calculate; to compute; to count; reckon; ruse; to plan | ||
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trad. (拖刀背砍計) | 拖 | 刀 | 背 | 砍 | 計 | |
simp. (拖刀背砍计) | 拖 | 刀 | 背 | 砍 | 计 |
Etymology
editLiterally: the trick of lowering one's sword, then cutting down (the enemy to) one's rear
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄛ ㄉㄠ ㄅㄟˋ ㄎㄢˇ ㄐㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tuo dao bèi kǎn jì
- Wade–Giles: tʻo1 tao1 pei4 kʻan3 chi4
- Yale: twō dāu bèi kǎn jì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuo dau bey kaan jih
- Palladius: то дао бэй кань цзи (to dao bɛj kanʹ czi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹ kʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
edit拖刀背砍計
- (archaic) a ploy whereby one feigns defeat in order to entice the enemy to give chase, then suddenly turning to attack, while the enemy is still off-guard