khổ nhục kế

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 苦肉計. Stratagem #34 in the Thirty-Six Stratagems.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xo˧˩ ɲʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ke˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰow˧˨ ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ kej˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰow˨˩˦ ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ kej˦˥]
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    Noun

    khổ nhục kế

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