tẩu vi thượng sách

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Ba mươi sáu kế, tẩu vi thượng sách
Tam thập lục kế, tẩu vi thượng sách

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 走為上策, composed of 走 (“fleeing”), 為 (“is”) and 上策 (“the best plan”), likely from a Chinese drama variant of 走為上計 (tẩu vi thượng kế), the 36th of the Thirty-Six Stratagems. Compare Japanese 三十六計逃げるに如かず (Sanjūrokkei nigeru ni shikazu).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [təw˧˩ vi˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ sajk̟̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [təw˧˨ vɪj˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ ʂat̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [təw˨˩˦ vɪj˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ ʂat̚˦˥] ~ [təw˨˩˦ jɪj˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ sat̚˦˥]

Phrase

tẩu vi thượng sách

(humorous) when in a pinch, the best course of action is to flee

单词	tẩu vi thượng sách
释义	tẩu vi thượng sách Vietnamese Alternative forms Ba mươi sáu kế, tẩu vi thượng sách Tam thập lục kế, tẩu vi thượng sách Etymology Sino-Vietnamese word from 走為上策, composed of 走 (“fleeing”), 為 (“is”) and 上策 (“the best plan”), likely from a Chinese drama variant of 走為上計 (tẩu vi thượng kế), the 36th of the Thirty-Six Stratagems. Compare Japanese 三十六計逃げるに如かず (Sanjūrokkei nigeru ni shikazu). Pronunciation (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [təw˧˩ vi˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ sajk̟̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA^(key): [təw˧˨ vɪj˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ ʂat̚˦˧˥] (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [təw˨˩˦ vɪj˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ ʂat̚˦˥] ~ [təw˨˩˦ jɪj˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ sat̚˦˥] Phrase tẩu vi thượng sách (humorous) when in a pinch, the best course of action is to flee See also Ba mươi sáu kế
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tẩu vi thượng sách

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Phrase

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