the ruse of inflicting an injury on oneself to win the confidence of the enemy ? 奴家香君，一時(shí)無(wú)奈，用了苦肉之計(jì)，得遂全身之節(jié)。(孔尚任《桃花扇·寄扇》) In a moment of despair,I tore my flesh to defend my virtue.
苦肉計(jì)ku rou ji
the ruse of selfinjury (inflicting an injury on oneself to win the confidence of the enemy)
苦肉計(jì)
deceiving the enemy by torturing one's own man;the ruse of inflicting an injury on oneself to win the confidence of the enemy
苦肉計(jì)
ruse of self-injury (inflicting an injury on oneself to win the confidence of one’s enemy)