| 合纵连横 |
Hé zòng Lián héng |
Vertical and Horizontal Alliance, opposing stratagems devised by the School of Diplomacy 纵横家 during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC) |
| 合 |
gě |
100 ml / one-tenth of a peck / measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 |
| 合 |
hé |
to close / to join / to fit / to be equal to / whole / together / round (in battle) / conjunction (astronomy) / 1st note of pentatonic scale / old variant of 盒 |
| 合 |
hé |
variant of 合 |
| 合纵 |
Hé Zòng |
Vertical Alliance, clique of the School of Diplomacy 纵横家 during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC) |
| 纵 |
zòng |
vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / (bound form) to release (a captive) / to indulge / to leap up / (literary) even if |
| 连 |
Lián |
surname Lian |
| 连 |
lián |
to link / to join / to connect / continuously / in succession / including / (used with 也, 都 etc) even / company (military) |
| 连横 |
Lián Héng |
Horizontal Alliance, clique of the School of Diplomacy 纵横家 during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC) |
| 横 |
héng |
horizontal / across / crosswise / horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters) / to place (sth) flat (on a surface) / to cross (a river, etc) / in a jumble / chaotic / (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable / violent |
| 横 |
hèng |
harsh and unreasonable / unexpected |