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縱橫家

zung1 waang4 gaa1

zong1 heng2 jia1 (Taiwan), zong4 heng2 jia1 (PRC)

Political Strategists (in the Warring States Period, 475-221 B.C.)

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

縱橫家 / 纵横家

This word was added by bybell on 12th Feb 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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縱 zung3 zung1 zong4/1 - indulge; vertical
橫 waang4 waang6 gwong1 huang4 guang4 guang1 heng2 {heng - [1] crosswise; horizontal; lateral [2] east to
家 gaa1 gu1 jia1 gu1 - home; family

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Decimal representation of this word: 縱橫家

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