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Chinese

千方百計

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
by every possible means; by hook or by crook
  • 千方百计
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Origin

The phrase 千方百計 is formed from four characters: 千 (thousand), 方 (side, aspect, or party), 百 (hundred), and 計 (to calculate or to count).

The character 千 is composed of the semantic component 一 (one) and the phonetic component 人 (man, person, or people). The character 百 consists of the semantic component 一 (one) and the phonetic component 白 (white). The character 計 contains the components 言 (to say, speak, or talk) and 十 (ten).

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

這個詞彙由四個漢字組成：千、方、百、計。其中，「千」字包含意符「一」與聲符「人」；「百」字則由意符「一」與聲符「白」組成；「計」字則由「言」與「十」兩個部分構成。此外，「方」字代表側面、方面或黨派。

在結構上，該詞彙結合了「千」（thousand）、「方」（side; aspect; party）、「百」（hundred）以及「計」（to calculate; to count）。透過這些組成的字義，表達出不擇手段或使用各種可能手段的意思。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

Lineage

  • characterChinese千 “thousand”
    • meaningChinese一 “one”
    • soundChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
  • characterChinese方 “side; aspect; party”
  • characterChinese百 “hundred”
    • soundChinese白 “white”
  • characterChinese計 “to calculate; to count”
    • ideaChinese言 “to say; to speak; to talk”
    • ideaChinese十 “ten”
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Meanings

phrase
  1. by every possible means; by hook or by crook

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 形容想盡或用盡一切辦法、計謀。 例：她千方百計想要實現出國求學的心願。

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0