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Mandarin · pinyin Lián Héng

Horizontal Alliance, clique of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家 Zòng héng jiā during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)

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连: lián · join, connect; continuous; even
横: héng · across

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(historical) horizontal alliance (an alliance which supported the State of Qin)

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