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