thiên phương bách kế

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