不择手段 Traditional form: 不擇手段 Pinyin (reading): bùzéshǒuduàn Definitions: by fair means or foul by hook or by crook unscrupulously Characters: 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix 择 - to select, to choose 手 - hand 段 - section, piece, division Traditional characters: 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix 擇 - to select, to choose 手 - hand 段 - section, piece, division