走為上計

Chinese

		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)		走	為/爲	上	計
simp. (走为上计)		走	为	上	计

Etymology

From the Book of Southern Qi:

敬則曰：「檀公三十六策，走是上計。汝父子唯應急走耳。」 [Literary Chinese, trad.]

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敬则曰：「檀公三十六策，走是上计。汝父子唯应急走耳。」 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

From: The Book of Southern Qi, by Xiao Zixian, 6^th 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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zǒuwéishàngjì

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zau² wai⁴ soeng⁶ gai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zǒuwéishàngjì
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zǒuwéishàngjì
    • Wade–Giles: tsou³-wei²-shang⁴-chi⁴
    • Yale: dzǒu-wéi-shàng-jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzoouweishanqjih
    • Palladius: цзоувэйшанцзи (czouvɛjšanczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zau² wai⁴ soeng⁶ gai³
    • Yale: jáu wàih seuhng gai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzau² wai⁴ soeng⁶ gai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zeo² wei⁴ sêng⁶ gei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐu̯³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ sœːŋ²² kɐi̯³³/

Idiom

走為上計

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

Synonyms

• 走為上策／走为上策 (zǒuwéishàngcè)
• 走為上著／走為上着

Derived terms

• 三十六計，走為上計／三十六计，走为上计 (sānshíliùjì, zǒuwéishàngjì)