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苦肉计

kǔ ròu jìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence / CL:條|条[tiáo]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-311018584e090625. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

苦肉計 苦肉计 [ku3 rou4 ji4] /the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence/CL:條|条[tiao2]/

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Other forms in these source records: 苦肉計

  • 苦
    kǔ

    bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly

  • 肉
    ròu

    meat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit) / (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy / (of a person) flabby / irresolute / Kangxi radical 130

  • 计
    jì

    to calculate / to compute / to count / to regard as important / to plan / ruse / meter / gauge

    Jì

    surname Ji

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