thiên mưu bách kế

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 千謀百計. Compare 千方百計 (thiên phương bách kế). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiən˧˧ miw˧˧ ʔɓajk̟̚˧˦ ke˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ mɨw˧˧ ʔɓat̚˦˧˥ kej˨˩˦] (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ mɨw˧˧ ʔɓat̚˦˥ kej˦˥] === Idiom === thiên mưu bách kế by hook or by crook; by every possible means