縱橫捭闔

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Chinese

vertical and horizontal; with great ease to manoeuvre to unite or divide
trad. (縱橫捭闔) 縱橫 捭闔
simp. (纵横捭阖) 纵横 捭阖
anagram 捭闔縱橫捭阖纵横

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Idiom

縱橫捭闔

  1. (figurative) to manoeuvre amongst various countries or political groupings in order to unite or divide