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三十六计
Traditional Chinese
三十六計
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
sān shí liù jì
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
saam1 sap6 luk6 gai3
Short definition 36 tricks
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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All available English definitions The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interactionMDBG icon / 36 tricksAdso icon / all the possible schemes and stratagemsMDBG icon /
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三十六计(sān shí liù jì) 36 tricks
走为上(zǒu wéi shàng) If everything else fails, retreat. (idiom)

The only solution is to escape.

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