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上上之策

Mandarin · pinyin shàng shàng zhī cè

the best policy
the best thing one can do in the circumstances

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上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
策: cè · scheme, plan; to whip; urge

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4–4–1–4 · shang4 shang4 zhi1 ce4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

soeng6 soeng6 zi1 caak3

Cantonese word readings for 上上之策. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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