美人計
Chinese
to calculate; to compute; to count to calculate; to compute; to count; reckon; ruse; to plan | |||
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trad. (美人計) | 美人 | 計 | |
simp. (美人计) | 美人 | 计 |
Etymology
Strategem #31 in the Thirty-Six Stratagems.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: měirénjì
- Wade–Giles: mei3-jên2-chi4
- Yale: měi-rén-jì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meeirenjih
- Palladius: мэйжэньцзи (mɛjžɛnʹczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mei5 jan4 gai3
- Yale: méih yàhn gai
- Cantonese Pinyin: mei5 jan4 gai3
- Guangdong Romanization: méi5 yen4 gei3
- Sinological IPA (key): /mei̯¹³ jɐn²¹ kɐi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+