反間計

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See also: 反间计

Chinese

to sow distrust or dissension among one's enemies; to set one's enemies at odds
to calculate; to compute; to count
to calculate; to compute; to count; reckon; ruse; to plan
 
trad. (反間計) 反間 計
simp. (反间计) 反间 计
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Etymology

Stratagem #33 in the Thirty-Six Stratagems:

Undermine your enemy's ability to fight by secretly causing discord between him and his friends, allies, advisors, family, commanders, soldiers, and population. While he is preoccupied settling internal disputes, his ability to attack or defend, is compromised.

Pronunciation

Noun

反間計

  1. stratagem of letting the enemy's own spy sow discord in the enemy camp
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