khổ nhục kế
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 苦肉計. Stratagem #34 in the Thirty-Six Stratagems.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xo˧˩ ɲʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ke˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰow˧˨ ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ kej˨˩˦] ~ [xow˧˨ ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ kej˨˩˦] invalid IPA characters (][)
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰow˨˩˦ ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ kej˦˥] ~ [xow˨˩˦ ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ kej˦˥] invalid IPA characters (][)
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Noun[edit]
- the ruse of inflicting an injury upon oneself to win the trust of one's enemy