thiên mưu bách kế

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 千謀百計. Compare 千方百計 (thiên phương bách kế).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiən˧˧ miw˧˧ ʔɓajk̟̚˧˦ ke˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ mɨw˧˧ ʔɓat̚˦˧˥ kej˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ mɨw˧˧ ʔɓat̚˦˥ kej˦˥]

Idiom

thiên mưu bách kế

  1. by hook or by crook; by every possible means
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