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走為上計
简 走为上计 · 繁 走為上計Mandarin · pinyin zǒu wéi shàng jì
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3–2–4–4 · zou3 wei2 shang4 ji4
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zau2 wai4 soeng6 gai3
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- (idiomatic) If all else fails, retreat. / Fleeing is the best stratagem (of the Thirty-Six Stratagems).
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