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): ㄙㄢㄕˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ , ㄗㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ sap⁶ luk⁶ gai³, zau² wai⁴ soeng⁶ gai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sānshíliùjì, zǒuwéishàngjì
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄕˊ 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

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

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