激将法 |
jī jiàng fǎ |
indirect, psychological method of getting sb to do as one wishes (e.g. questioning whether they are up to the task) |
激 |
jī |
to arouse / to incite / to excite / to stimulate / sharp / fierce / violent |
激将 |
jī jiàng |
to spur sb into action by making negative remarks |
将 |
jiāng |
will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) |
将 |
jiàng |
(bound form) a general / (literary) to command; to lead / (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) |
将 |
qiāng |
to desire / to invite / to request |
法 |
fǎ |
variant of 法 |
法 |
Fǎ |
France / French / abbr. for 法国 / Taiwan pr. [Fa4] |
法 |
fǎ |
law / method / way / to emulate / (Buddhism) dharma / (abbr. for 法家) the Legalists / (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉) |
法 |
fǎ |
old variant of 法 / law |