khổ nhục kế

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 苦肉計. Stratagem #34 in the Thirty-Six Stratagems.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xo˧˩ ɲʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ke˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰow˧˨ ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ kej˨˩˦] ~ [xow˧˨ ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ kej˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰow˨˩˦ ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ kej˦˥] ~ [xow˨˩˦ ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ kej˦˥]
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Noun

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khổ nhục kế

  1. the ruse of inflicting an injury upon oneself to win the trust of one's enemy