hạ sách

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 下策, composed of 下 (“lower”) and 策 (“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 (literary) the worst plan/course of action, only meant to be a last resort Antonym: thượng sách