thiên phương bách kế

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 千方百計. Compare thiên mưu bách kế.

    Pronunciation

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

    Idiom

    thiên phương bách kế

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