bù​zé​shǒu​duàn

by hook or by crook

  1. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  2. verbnoun
    to choose
    (bound form) to select; to choose; to pick out; used primarily in formal compound words like 选择 xuǎn​zé
  3. means
    the way, method, or measure used to achieve a specific goal