合従連衡
がっしょうれんこう
gasshourenkou
JMdict entry #1284840
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
yojijukugo
alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty)
see: 合従, 連衡
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) yojijukugo (tactic of) making and breaking alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion demands); resorting to alliances as a diplomatic expedient