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锦囊妙计

jǐn náng miào jì

4-character word Traditional 錦囊妙計

What 锦囊妙计 means

1. brocade sack of miracle plans (idiom); bag of tricks
2. fiendishly cunning masterplan (written out by strategic genius of fiction, and given to the local commander in a brocade bag)

The characters in 锦囊妙计

• 锦jǐnbrocade; embroidered work; bright
• 囊nángsack; purse; pocket (for money)
• 妙miàoclever; wonderful
• 计jìto calculate; to compute; to count

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