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˦˧˥] ~ [tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ sat̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ ʂat̚˦˥] ~ [tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ sat̚˦˥]

Noun

thượng sách

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

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