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

Strategem #34 in the Thirty-Six Stratagems.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǔròujì

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kǔròujì
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨˇ ㄖㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuurowjih
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǔròujì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - 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

苦肉計 (hiragana くにくけい, rōmaji kunikukei)

苦肉計 (hiragana くにくのけい, rōmaji 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)

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