三十六計 [ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ; san1 shi2 liu4 ji4]
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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三十六計
さんじゅうろっけい
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat)
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