thượng sách

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 上策, composed of (upper) and (plan)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

thượng sách

  1. (literary) the best/optimal plan/course of action
    Antonym: hạ sách