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Today’s idiom is 「誘秦誆楚」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
During the Warring States Period, Zhang Yi persuaded the State of Qin to break up the alliance by forming an alliance, and used cunning means to deceive the State of Chu into betraying Qi and joining Qin. Later, it was used to sow discord.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yòu qín kuāng chǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yau5 cheun4 hong1 cho2
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