tam thập lục kế
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The thirty-six stratagems — the classical Chinese playbook of ruses; in Vietnamese mouths almost always the punch line «tẩu vi thượng sách»: of all thirty-six tricks, running away is the best one.
Register: neutralEra: traditional – present
Examples
Editorial example (batch 059)
Sources & notes
Number-idiom class scrape (2026-08-11): violet.vn exercise list + voh.com.vn/song-dep/tuc-ngu-viet-nam-379232.html + vndoc.com roundup. Definition original.
Common questions
What does “tam thập lục kế” mean?
The thirty-six stratagems — the classical Chinese playbook of ruses; in Vietnamese mouths almost always the punch line «tẩu vi thượng sách»: of all thirty-six tricks, running away is the best one. Literally: thirty-six stratagems (Sino-Vietnamese)
Is “tam thập lục kế” formal or informal?
tam thập lục kế is generally neutral.