Japanese Word Entry
三十六計逃げるに如かず| Kana: | さんじゅうろっけいにげるにしかず |
| Romaji: | sanjuurokkeinigerunishikazu |
| Definition: | the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat |
| Alternative form: |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 三 | three |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄙㄢ (sān) |
| Cantonese: | saam1 |
| Japanese: | サン (san)、 ゾウ (zou) / み (mi)、 み.つ (mitsu)、 みっ.つ (mittsu)、 みたび (mitabi) |
| Korean: | 삼 (sam) |
| Vietnamese: | tam, tám |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 叁 |
| 十 | ten, tenth, complete, perfect |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄕˊ (shí) |
| Cantonese: | sap6 |
| Japanese: | ジュウ (juu)、 ジッ (jixtsu)、 ジュッ (juxtsu)、 ジツ (jitsu) / とお (too)、 と (to)、 そ (so)、 とう (tou)、 とたび (totabi) |
| Korean: | 십 (sib) |
| Vietnamese: | thập |
| 六 | six, number six |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄌㄧㄡˋ (liù), ㄌㄨˋ (lù) |
| Cantonese: | luk6 |
| Japanese: | ロク (roku)、 リク (riku) / む (mu)、 む.つ (mutsu)、 むっ.つ (muttsu)、 むい (mui)、 むたび (mutabi) |
| Korean: | 륙 (ryug), 육 (yug) |
| Vietnamese: | lục |
| 計 | plot, plan, scheme, measure, stratagem |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄐㄧˋ (jì) |
| Cantonese: | gai3 |
| Japanese: | ケイ (kei)、 カイ (kai) / はか.る (hakaru)、 はか.らう (hakarau)、 かぞえる (kazoeru)、 はかりごと (hakarigoto) |
| Korean: | 계 (gye) |
| Vietnamese: | kế, kê, kể |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 计 |
| 逃 | escape, flee, shirk, evade, set free, abscond, dodge |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄊㄠˊ (táo) |
| Cantonese: | tou4 |
| Japanese: | トウ (tou) / に.げる (nigeru)、 に.がす (nigasu)、 のが.す (nogasu)、 のが.れる (nogareru) |
| Korean: | 도 (do) |
| Vietnamese: | đào |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 迯 |
| 如 | likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best, equal, if, supposing, as |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄖㄨˊ (rú) |
| Cantonese: | jyu4 |
| Japanese: | ジョ (jo)、 ニョ (nyo) / ごと.し (gotoshi)、 ごとく (gotoku)、 しく (shiku)、 ゆく (yuku) |
| Korean: | 여 (yeo) |
| Vietnamese: | như |