23
23rd Stratagem
远交近攻
(yuǎn jiāo jìn gōng)
Befriend a Distant State While Attacking a Neighbor
In 266 B.C., the Wei national Fan Ju (范雎, died 255 B.C.) fled to the State of Qin after enduring persecution and torture by the Wei chancellor, Wei Qi (魏齐), and vowed revenge upon his home state. King Zhaoxiang (秦昭襄王, 325–251 B.C.) of Qin was considering attacking the distant State of Qi. Fan Ju advised the king that, as he would have to pass through the nearer states of Han and Wei, it would be better to ally himself with Qi, and also Chu, in defeating Han and Wei. This strategy proved successful, and King Zhaoxiang was impressed, and appointed Fan Ju as chancellor of Qin [8], [18].
Befriend a Distant State While Attacking a Neighbor is associated with the 38th hexagram, Fire over Lake. There is a polarity depicted here as the Lake move downward and fire moves moves upward. The hexagram's strong yang line in the second position (from the bottom) aids the distant weak yin line in the fifth position in defeating the yang line in the fourth position This can also be understood to mean that two opposing approaches can be made to serve each other [1], [28].
VOCAB LIST 23:
Venezuela: 委内瑞拉: wěinèiruìlā
proud: 骄傲: jiāo'ào
fingernail: 手指甲: shǒu zhǐjiǎ
toenail: 交趾甲: jiāozhǐ jiǎ
to cut (e.g. nails or hair): 剪: jiǎn
to cut/to cut open: 切/切开: qiē/qiē kāi
ceiling: 天花板: tiānhuābǎn
wall: 墙: qiáng
bridge: 桥: qiáo
Persia: 波斯: bōsī
diplomacy: 外交: wàijiāo
passion: 热情: rèqíng
visa: 签证: qiānzhèng
police station: 公安局: gōng'ān jú
visa office: 签证科: qiānzhèng kē
to attack: 攻击: gōngjī
offensive: 进攻: jìngōng
lightning: 闪电: shǎndiàn
storm: 暴风雨: bàofēngyǔ
plate: 盘子: pánzi
Han(e.g. Han Dynasty): 汉: hàn
spoon: 勺子: sháozi
fork: 叉子: chāzi
knife: 刀子: dāozi
fan/electric fan: 风扇/电风扇: fēngshàn/diàn fēngshàn
even (e.g. it can even happen to you): 甚至: shènzhì
ministry of foreign affairs: 外交部: wàijiāo bù
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Sample Sentences 23:
1) 这里的外国人几乎都来自委内瑞拉或者波斯。
Trans.: Almost all of the foreigners here are from Venezuela or Persia.
4) 你应该用刀子把它切开。
6) 他长大了，可以自己剪手指甲和脚趾甲。
7) 有一只很大的动物在森林里攻击了他。
8) 他们停止了进攻。
9) 西汉结束后就是东汉。
6) 请把叉子、勺子和盘子放到桌子上。
Trans.: Please put the forks, spoons and plates on the table.
7) 请把天花板上的电风扇关掉，可以吗？
8) 我为你感到骄傲。
9) 地板和墙都是木头的。
10) 他对人很热情。
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