A ruse in which you hurt yourself to win the enemy's trust. From the Three Kingdoms tale of Zhou Yu beating Huang Gai. Also used of any self-sacrificing ploy.
Words with 苦肉計
Ending with 苦肉計
演苦肉計yǎnkǔròujìharm oneself or one's own side as a show to win trust or gain an end
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