粵

千cin1方fong1百baak3計gai3

simp千方百计
cin1 fong1 baak3 gai3qiān fāng bǎi jì

English

  1. lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
  2. every possible way or method

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 所有可以用嘅方法

Examples

  • 用盡千方百計

    to use or try every possible way

  • 佢千方百計討好老細,希望有人工加。

    He tried every possible way to please his boss in the hope that he would get a pay rise.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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