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Trad. 縱
- vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1])
- from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1])
- military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. [zong1])
- (bound form) to release (a captive)
- to indulge
- to leap up
- (literary) even if
Trad. 縱橫
- lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal
- length and breadth
- criss-crossed
- able to move unhindered
- abbr. for 合縱連橫|合纵连横[He2 zong4 Lian2 heng2], School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
Trad. 縱深
- depth (from front to rear)
- depth (into a territory)
- span (of time)
- (fig.) depth (of deployment, progress, development etc)
Trad. 放縱
- to indulge
- to pamper
- to connive at
- permissive
- indulgent
- self-indulgent
- unrestrained
- undisciplined
- uncultured
- boorish
Trad. 縱貫
- lit. warp string in weaving
- fig. vertical or north-south lines
- to pass through
- to cross lengthwise
- to pierce (esp. north-south or top-to-bottom)
Trad. 縱隊
- column; file (formation of people) (CL:列[lie4],路[lu4])
- PLA army corps (1946–1949) (CL:個|个[ge4])
Trad. 縱隔
- mediastinum (organs and tissues in the thorax between the lungs)
Trad. 合縱
- Vertical Alliance, clique of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)
Trad. 縱橫家
- School of Diplomacy of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) whose leading advocates were Su Qin 蘇秦|苏秦[Su1 Qin2] and Zhang Yi 張儀|张仪[Zhang4 Yi2]
Trad. 縱橫馳騁
- to criss-cross
- to run unhindered across the whole country
Trad. 縱紋綠鵯
- (bird species of China) striated bulbul (Alcurus striatus)
Trad. 縱紋角鴞
- (bird species of China) pallid scops owl (Otus brucei)
Trad. 縱虎歸山
- lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain; fig. to store up future calamities
Trad. 欲擒故縱
- In order to capture, one must let loose.
- to loosen the reins only to grasp them better
Trad. 幕後操縱
- to manipulate from behind the scenes
- to pull the strings
Trad. 涕泗縱橫
- tears and mucus flowing profusely
- sniveling
- in a tragic state
Trad. 合縱連橫
- Vertical and Horizontal Alliance, opposing stratagems devised by the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)
Trad. 操縱自如
- to operate (a machine etc) with ease
Trad. 縱紋腹小鴞
- (bird species of China) little owl (Athene noctua)