三十六計（さんじゅうろっけい）
Japanese vocabulary
Meaning: the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat)
Idioms & proverbs containing “三十六計”
- 三十六計逃げるに如かず (さんじゅうろっけいにげるにしかず) — the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat