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˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ ʂat̚˦˥] ~ [tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ sat̚˦˥]

Noun

thượng sách

1. (literary) the best/optimal plan/course of action

   Antonym: hạ sách