合従連衡

がっしょうれんこう

• Noun

  common noun
  1. 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.

     See also 合従 , 連衡 .