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三十六計

简三十六计 · 繁三十六計

Mandarin · pinyin sān shí liù jì

The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction
all the possible schemes and stratagems

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三: sān · three
十: shí · ten, tenth; complete; perfect
六: liù · number six
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计: jì · plan, plot; stratagem; scheme

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1–2–4–4 · san1 shi2 liu4 ji4

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saam1 sap6 luk6 gai3

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Thirty-Six Stratagems

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