Chinese

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to walk; to go; to move
to walk; to go; to move; to leave
 
because of; for; to
because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
 
up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
 
to calculate; to compute; to count
to calculate; to compute; to count; reckon; ruse; to plan
 
trad. (走為上計/走爲上計) /
simp. (走为上计)

Etymology

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From the Book of Southern Qi:

:「三十六策上計父子。」 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
:「三十六策上计父子。」 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
From: The Book of Southern Qi, by Xiao Zixian, 6th century CE
Jìngzé yuē: “Tán Gōng sānshíliùcè, zǒu shì shàngjì. Rǔ fùzǐ wéi yìng jí zǒu ěr.” [Pinyin]
Jingze said, "Among the thirty-six stratagems of Duke Tan, fleeing is the best stratagem. You and your father should quickly flee."

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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走為上計

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

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