thượng sách
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 上策, composed of 上 (“upper”) and 策 (“plan”)
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ sajk̟̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ ʂat̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ ʂat̚˦˥] ~ [tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ sat̚˦˥]
Noun
thượng sách
- (literary) the best/optimal plan/course of action
- Antonym: hạ sách