hạ sách

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 下策, composed of (lower) and (plan)

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [haː˧˨ʔ sajk̟̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [haː˨˩ʔ ʂat̚˦˧˥] ~ [haː˨˩ʔ sat̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [haː˨˩˨ ʂat̚˦˥] ~ [haː˨˩˨ sat̚˦˥]

    Noun

    hạ sách

    1. (literary) the worst plan/course of action, only meant to be a last resort
      Antonym: thượng sách