千方百計
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See also: 千方百计
Chinese[edit]
thousand | square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just |
hundred | to calculate; to compute; to count to calculate; to compute; to count; reckon; ruse; to plan | ||
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trad. (千方百計) | 千 | 方 | 百 | 計 | |
simp. (千方百计) | 千 | 方 | 百 | 计 | |
Literally: “a thousand ways, a hundred plans”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
千方百計
- by every possible means; by hook or by crook