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trăm phương ngàn kế

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Also seen as: trăm phương nghìn kế

Meaning · English

A hundred schemes and a thousand stratagems — trying every trick in the book, usually with dogged (and sometimes shady) persistence.

Literally: a hundred directions, a thousand schemes

Examples

Nó trăm phương ngàn kế để trốn nợ.He tried a hundred schemes and a thousand stratagems to dodge the debt.

Editorial example (batch 058)

Sources & notes

Number-idiom gap probe (2026-08-11). Standard idiom. Definition original.

Common questions

What does “trăm phương ngàn kế” mean?

A hundred schemes and a thousand stratagems — trying every trick in the book, usually with dogged (and sometimes shady) persistence. Literally: a hundred directions, a thousand schemes

Is “trăm phương ngàn kế” formal or informal?

trăm phương ngàn kế is generally neutral.

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