三十六计 sān shí liù jì

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

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