三十六計，走為上計

Chinese

		Thirty-Six Stratagems		If all else fails, retreat. / Fleeing is the best stratagem.
trad. (三十六計，走為上計/三十六計，走爲上計)		三十六計	，	走為上計/走爲上計
simp. (三十六计，走为上计)		三十六计	，	走为上计

Etymology

See 走為上計／走为上计 (zǒuwéishàngjì).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānshíliùjì, zǒuwéishàngjì

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ , ㄗㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ sap⁶ luk⁶ gai³, zau² wai⁴ soeng⁶ gai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānshíliùjì, zǒuwéishàngjì
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ , ㄗㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sanshíhliòujì, zǒuwéishàngjì
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-shih²-liu⁴-chi⁴, tsou³-wei²-shang⁴-chi⁴
    • Yale: sān-shŕ-lyòu-jì-, dzǒu-wéi-shàng-jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanshyrliowjih, tzoouweishanqjih
    • Palladius: саньшилюцзи, цзоувэйшанцзи (sanʹšiljuczi, czouvɛjšanczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ sap⁶ luk⁶ gai³, zau² wai⁴ soeng⁶ gai³
    • Yale: sāam sahp luhk gai, jáu wàih seuhng gai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ sap⁹ luk⁹ gai³, dzau² wai⁴ soeng⁶ gai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ seb⁶ lug⁶ gei³, zeo² wei⁴ sêng⁶ gei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ sɐp̚² lʊk̚² kɐi̯³³ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ sœːŋ²² kɐi̯³³/

Proverb

三十六計，走為上計

1. If all else fails, retreat; Fleeing is the best stratagem (of the Thirty-Six Stratagems).

Synonyms

• 三十六計，走為上策／三十六计，走为上策