hạ sách

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 下策, composed of 下 (“lower”) and 策 (“plan”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [haː˧˨ʔ sajk̟̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [haː˨˩ʔ ʂat̚˦˧˥] ~ [haː˨˩ʔ sat̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [haː˨˩˨ ʂat̚˦˥] ~ [haː˨˩˨ sat̚˦˥]

Noun

hạ sách

  1. (literary) the worst plan/course of action, only meant to be a last resort
    Antonym: thượng sách
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