折衝

折衝

1. (literary) to repulse an enemy

   • 夫脩之於廟堂之上，而折衝乎千里之外者，其司城子罕之謂乎？ [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     夫脩之于庙堂之上，而折冲乎千里之外者，其司城子罕之谓乎？ [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: Lü Buwei, Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals, 239 BCE

     Fú xiū zhī yú miàotáng zhī shàng, ér zhéchōng hū qiānlǐ zhī wài zhě, qí sīchéng Zǐhǎn zhī wèi hū? [Pinyin]

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   • 未及夫折衝於未形之前者，揖讓乎廟堂之上而施惠乎百萬之民，故居則無變動，戰則不血刃，其湯武之兵與！ [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     未及夫折冲于未形之前者，揖让乎庙堂之上而施惠乎百万之民，故居则无变动，战则不血刃，其汤武之兵与！ [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: Shuoyuan, circa 1^st century BCE

     Wèijí fú zhéchōng yú wèi xíng zhī qián zhě, yīràng hū miàotáng zhī shàng ér shīhuì hū bǎiwàn zhī mín, gù jū zé wú biàndòng, zhàn zé bù xuèrèn, qí Tāngwǔ zhī bīng yǔ! [Pinyin]

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   • 聖朝無一介之輔，股肱無折衝之勢 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     圣朝无一介之辅，股肱无折冲之势 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE

     shèngcháo wú yījiè zhī fǔ, gǔgōng wú zhéchōng zhī shì [Pinyin]

     The sacred dynasty has no supporter, and the aides have no power to repulse the enemy

2. to negotiate (in diplomacy)

   • 烏克蘭危機似乎顯示以美國為主導的國際政治體系正在消退，取而代之的是多邊共治的權力平衡與折衝。 [MSC, trad.]
     乌克兰危机似乎显示以美国为主导的国际政治体系正在消退，取而代之的是多边共治的权力平衡与折冲。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2014, 鄒道勻, 從「內部認同」看烏克蘭危機, in 戰略安全研析 [Journal of Strategic and Security Analyses], number 108, page 25

     Wūkèlán wēijī sìhū xiǎnshì yǐ Měiguó wéi zhǔdǎo de guójì zhèngzhì tǐxì zhèngzài xiāotuì, qǔ'érdàizhī de shì duōbiān gòngzhì de quánlì pínghéng yǔ zhéchōng. [Pinyin]

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• (Tokyo) せっしょー [sèsshóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [se̞ɕːo̞ː]

折(せっ)衝(しょう) • (sesshō) 

1. negotiation

折(せっ)衝(しょう)する • (sesshō suru) suru (stem 折(せっ)衝(しょう)し (sesshō shi), past 折(せっ)衝(しょう)した (sesshō shita))

1. to negotiate