苦肉計

See also: 苦肉计

Chinese

		desperate measure, last resort	to calculate; to compute; to count to calculate; to compute; to count; reckon; ruse; to plan
trad. (苦肉計)		苦肉	計
simp. (苦肉计)		苦肉	计

Etymology

Stratagem #34 in the Thirty-Six Stratagems.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǔròujì

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨˇ ㄖㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fu² juk⁶ gai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǔròujì
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨˇ ㄖㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǔròujì
  - Wade–Giles: kʻu³-jou⁴-chi⁴
  - Yale: kǔ-ròu-jì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuurowjih
  - Palladius: кужоуцзи (kužouczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fu² juk⁶ gai³
  - Yale: fú yuhk gai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fu² juk⁹ gai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: fu² yug⁶ gei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuː³⁵ jʊk̚² kɐi̯³³/

Noun

苦肉計

the ruse of inflicting an injury upon oneself to win the trust of one's enemy

Japanese

Kanji in this term
苦	肉	計
く Grade: 3	にく Grade: 2	けい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

苦(く)肉(にく)計(けい) • (kunikukei)

苦肉計(くにくのけい) • (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

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
苦	肉	計

Noun

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”).

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