- 苦肉计
- kǔròujìthe ruse of self-injury (inflicting an injury on oneself to win the confidence of the enemy)* * *ku3 rou4 ji4the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence, CL:條, 条* * *苦肉计kǔ ròu jìthe ruse of inflicting an injury on oneself to win the confidence of the enemy; a trick of having oneself tortured to win the confidence of the enemy; a trick to gain an end by enduring bodily suffering; the ruse of self-injury to win sb.'s confidence; the trick of securing the enemy's faith by intentionally injuring oneself* * *
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.