合従連衡

Meanings

1. alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty)
2. (tactic of) making and breaking alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion demands); resorting to alliances as a diplomatic expedient

Kanji used

• 合0.1
• 従accompany
• 連clique
• 衡equilibrium