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激將法

简激将法 · 繁激將法

Mandarin · pinyin jī jiàng fǎ

indirect, psychological method of getting sb to do as one wishes (e.g. questioning whether they are up to the task)

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1–4–3 · ji1 jiang4 fa3

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gik1 zoeng3 faat3

Cantonese word readings for 激將法. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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