khổ nhục kế

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 苦肉計. Stratagem #34 in the Thirty-Six Stratagems. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xo˧˩ ɲʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ke˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰow˧˨ ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ kej˨˩˦] (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰow˨˩˦ ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ kej˦˥] === Noun === khổ nhục kế the ruse of inflicting an injury upon oneself to win the trust of one's enemy